{"id":206784,"date":"2025-03-21T12:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/?p=206784"},"modified":"2025-05-08T15:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:58:23","slug":"to-iceland-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/earth-and-environmental-studies\/2025\/03\/21\/to-iceland-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"To Iceland and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"
Led by Professors Greg Pope and Josh Galster, they visited a marine science laboratory and learned about invasive marine species, visited the small town of Grindavik that has been evacuated because of recent volcanic activity, and toured the vibrant city of Reykjavik. They toured the Reykjanes geoheritage park and saw tectonic plates splitting apart, ancient volcanic craters, geysers erupting, and countless waterfalls. They learned how Icelanders sustainably use geothermal energy to grow fresh produce, generate electricity, heat homes, and supply local swimming pools, where they got to swim outside in the warm waters! Students saw glaciers from a distant and up close, even getting to touch a glacier and hear it melting. The fun continued at night, as the northern lights danced across the sky multiple times, including one spectacular night where the lights reached from one side of the sky to the other and shimmered in front of our eyes.<\/p>\n