Niamh Faulkner

Niamh is a PhD researcher in Trinity College Dublin. Her reserach focuses on carbonate synthesis in the context of carbon capture and storage. She is an advocate for applying geological thinking to solving the climate crisis and is involved in various initiatives such as Girls into Geoscience and the iCRAGorama podcast.

The Volcano & the Ash cloud: Eyjafjallajökull eruption 11 years later

Niamh Faulkner April 7, 2021

In the foreground there is a farm with a backdrop of a volcano is emitting large amounts of ash into the air.

The Ash cloud billowing out of Eyjafjallajökull in southern Iceland, April 16th 2020 (Source Encylopedia Britanica, Brynjar Gauti/AP)

11 years on from the infamous eruption and ash cloud that shut down the European airspace, there are parallels between current travel restrictions and another Icelandic eruption that’s currently in the news. 11 years ago the now infamous eruption of Eyjafjallajökull occurred. I remember that one, the ash cloud, right? Yes, that’s the one. The one that was all over the news, with stunning images of ...[Read More]