The IRIS Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Research Coordination Network (RCN) is coordinating a global measurement campaign of fibre systems in the period 1-28 February 2023.

The Multi-hazard and Resilient-informed system for Enhanced Local and Regional Disaster risk management (MEDiate) project will contribute to enhanced assessment of disaster risks and to improved disaster risk management and governance.

Today, the company Nordic Technology group (NTG) was listed on the stock exchange. This group includes Wavetrains Systems, which 12 years ago set itself the goal of making it safer to cross train tracks. Research and development from NORSAR has made this possible.

Science has published a new article regarding atmospheric waves and global geophysical observations of the January 15th, 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga. Norwegian institutes have contributed.

Data collection from a downhole fiber cable has now commenced in Canada, allowing the project team to compare events registered by fiber, surface geophone arrays and downhole geophone instrumentations.

NORSAR will lead a newly funded research project on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS). Together with partners, the project has been allocated funds from the Norwegian Research Council and will take us one step closer to safe storage of CO₂.

On the 11th of February, the UN celebrates the international day for women and girls in science! During the last decades, the global community have made a lot of effort to inspire women and girls in the field of science. However, women and girls continue to be excluded from participating to the fullest. 

Nuclear tests were carried out in large quantities between 1945 and 1996, and these tests have had severe consequences for humans, animals, and nature.

Today, 5 March, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) entered into force 51 years ago. It opened for signature 1 July 1968 and entered into force 5 March 1970. The Treaty is described as the most important disarmament and arms control treaty of nuclear weapons.

On 11 February, NORSAR celebrated the International Day for Women and Girls in Science: #WomenInScience. Throughout the week we interviewed some of our female colleagues.

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) enters into force after 50 ratifications on January 22 in accordance with Art. 15 (1). The ultimate objective of the treaty is a total elimination of nuclear weapons.

On December 30, a terrible landslide resulted in devastating casualties in Ask, Gjerdrum. Worried local citizens told the press about shakings they thought could be an earthquake before the landslide and contacted NORSAR. Based on our cooperation within Europe, we knew that quick clay could liquefy after earthquake although this has not been documented in Norway before.

On December 10, NORSAR handed the Earthquake Report over to the Mayor of Lillestrøm, Jørgen Vik, accompanied by representatives from the County Governor of Oslo and Viken. The event was executed partly remote, with external representatives on Teams and Romerikes Blad on site.

NOR-FROST is the new NORwegian FibeR Optic Sensing Test site in the backyard at NORSAR!

The International Day Against Nuclear Tests honors all victims of nuclear tests and reminds us why nuclear testing must come to a permanent end.

In a new newsletter from January 2022, TURNkey presents results from Work Package 4 and Work Package 5 which have been completed. The demonstration of the TURNkey platform will be delivered shortly.

75 years ago, the “Trinity” nuclear test changed the world. On the 16th of July 1945, the world’s first nuclear bomb was detonated in New Mexico.

Norge har fått et nytt og digitalt jordskjelvsoneringskart. Det betyr at utbyggere og storsamfunnet til sammen kan spare milliarder av kroner på store utbyggingsprosjekter i årene som kommer.

This is the name for a broad consortium of geoscience researchers investigating the arctic.

NORSAR is leading a EU research and innovation project that is working towards more earthquake resilient societies. The TURNkey project is a 3-year project and is represented by a Consortium of 21 partners (universities, research institutes, SME’s, etc.) distributed across 10 European countries. TURNkey’s purpose is to develop a multi-sensor-based earthquake information system, facilitating Earthquake Forecasting and enabling Early Warning and Rapid Response actions.

NORSAR continuously monitor seismic activity in Scandinavia through an extensive network of seismometers.

Day 2 of #WomenInScience – today you will meet Seismologist Federica Ghione from Italy. She holds a master’s degree in Applied Geological Sciences from the University of Pavia, Italy and is currently pursuing a PhD in Seismic Risk at the University of Oslo.

NORSAR will be present at the 89th SEG Conference & Exhibition 2019 in San Antonio

NORSAR’s analysis of seismic and infrasound data reported two separate events of explosive nature near Archangelsk in North-Russia.

From July 22nd to August 2nd, NORSAR were conducting two week training course on "Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Analysis" at NORSAR.