WORT 89.9FM Madison · Icelandic Volcanology with Thor Thordarson

 

Why is Iceland so volcanically active? Will the recent earthquakes and eruptions be another possible cataclysmic tear in the earth’s crust, a forewarning of an explosive blowout like Eyjafjallajökull in 2010, or a spectator-friendly event like Kilauea in Hawaii?

In this edition of Perpetual Notion Machine, host Patrick Sajbel speaks with Thorvaldur Thordarson, Professor in Petrology and Volcanology at the University of Iceland. He joins us from his home in Reykjavik during a busy time at the nearby active Fagradalsfjall volcano.