Eyjafjallajökull Storbrotin nattura = Untamed Nature
130: Uppheimar, 2011. 1st. Hardcover. The book chronicles the dramatic 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, blending scientific insight with striking photography to capture both the volcanic event and its broader environmental context. It tracks the eruption from its beginning — initial seismic unrest and the first fissure eruptions at Fimmvörðuháls in March — through the glacier‑blasting eruptions under the ice cap, to the ash clouds, floods, and atmospheric effects that followed.
Beyond the eruption itself, the book also provides a broader exploration of Iceland’s volcanic nature: its geology, history of eruptions, and the science behind eruption types, glacier interactions, ash dispersal, and their consequences for the landscape and human society.
“Untamed Nature” — in both words and images — offers readers a vivid, immersive, and comprehensive portrait of one of the most famous recent eruptions in Iceland.
Title: Eyjafjallajökull
Author: Ari Trausti Guðmundsson
Publisher: Uppheimar — publication date: 2011.
Format / Language: Published in Icelandic and English
Subject / Theme: The book focuses on the volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Fine / Fine. Item #7431
ISBN: 978‑9979659709
Price: $120.00