REYKJAVIK, Iceland – With steam rising over turquoise ... But in November 2023, a new solution had begun to take shape in the form of lava barriers, made of solidified lava.

Building defensive barriers to slow down the ... she was on a research sabbatical in Iceland and was already involved in the lava control project. "The project also showed what it is like to ...

Man-made barriers have been successful in steering the lava away ... too early to project when it would end, Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland, told ...

Today, few residents remain in Grindavik, which is just 40km from Iceland ... barrier construction project. It’s a job that requires Mr Steingrimsson’s team to work within metres of active ...

He also translated relevant Icelandic words and names, noting that “all names, in Iceland, have meaning.” In one dispatch, he explained that Geldingadalur, the basin into which the lava had ...

Iceland is about to tap into water as hot as lava. Several kilometers below ground ... Existing geothermal projects around the world need waters heated to less than 300°C, so why go to this ...

There are some 500 across Iceland, and around 200 hold evidence of human occupation. One of these caves is Surtshellir, part of a lava tube complex ... a formidable barrier to movement through ...

Building defensive barriers to slow down the ... she was on a research sabbatical in Iceland and was already involved in the lava control project. “The project also showed what it is like ...