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Publisert 24. nov. 2023 11:31

Vulkaner finnes mange steder på jorden, og forekommer vanligvis ved tektoniske plategrenser, der platene beveger seg og gir sprekker og svake punkt i jordskorpen. I et intervju i NRK Radio P2 deler Henrik H. Svensen av sin kunnskap om ulike typer vulkaner, konsekvenser av utbrudd og den påvirkningen de kan ha på klimaet. 

Published Aug. 1, 2022 12:27 PM

The interdisciplinary research team behind the Vikings project, represented by Manon Bajard and Ingar M. Gundersen are announced as winners of the first 'Inter Circle U. Prize. See this new film which give an presentation of the project.

Published Mar. 18, 2022 2:49 PM

The GeoWednesday seminar entitled 'VIKINGS - Volcanic Eruptions and their Impacts on Climate, Environment, and Viking Society in 500-1250 CE', was presented by Kirstin Krüger for a full audience in The Science Library@UiO, 16. March 2022.  She presented exciting multidisciplinary results, and a tree core sample found in the Raknehaugen burial mound showing bad years of growth around the volcanic winter year 536. 

Published Sep. 8, 2021 11:15 AM

Farming practices of the Vikings and their ancestors could provide inspiration for resilient food systems today. A new study from the VIKINGS project, GEO, UiO exploring how Scandinavian societies adapted their agricultural activities in a period of European history marked by stark climate fluctuations. Read about their study in 'News by AGU'.

Published Feb. 12, 2020 11:26 AM

Ifølge norrøn mytologi skulle fimbulvinteren bli etterfulgt av ragnarok.  Klimaforskerne har nå påvist en kuldeperiode i jernalderen, trolig på grunn av to store vulkanutslipp i 536 og 540. Forskerne tilknyttet Vikings-prosjektet/UiO ser nå etter samenhenger, og hvordan kuldeperioden påvirket befolkningen i Skandinavia. Les mer i UiOs Apollon.

Published Jan. 29, 2019 11:14 AM

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 had a significant impact on climate, decreasing global mean temperature by about 0.5°C. Like the famous eruptions of Krakatau (1883) and Tambora (1815), Pinatubo is located in the tropics, which has been considered an important factor underlying its strong climate forcing. Now researchers find that explosive extratropical eruptions can have a strong impact on the climate as well.