In 2017, researchers retrieved an eleven-metre-long sediment core from Lake Vangsvatnet in Voss. The core reveals 8,000 years of flood history in the community, west in Norway.
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Eleven metres of mud reveals 8,000 years of flood history
In 2017, researchers extracted an eleven-metre-long sediment core from Lake Vangsvatnet in Voss. The core provides a rare glimpse into the flood history of this Western Norwegian community and consists of layer upon layer of material that has been carried into the lake by rivers and streams over thousands of years. We spoke with Pål Ringkjøb Nielsen about the work of uncovering 8,000 years of flood history.