A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland for the fourth time in three months — sending destructive lava flowing toward the town of Grindavik and prompting authorities to evacuate the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa resort amid emergency warnings. The eruption between the Hagafell and Stora Skogfell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula began Saturday night, according … Read more
At 6 a.m. Thursday, a new eruption occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula of Iceland. It is the second eruption to occur on the island this year and the third in the past three months. Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2008 Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2008 Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in 2008 Within hours, Icelandic media was reporting … Read more
Lava flows across snow-covered ground in southwestern Iceland.Photo: Marco Di Marco (AP) Southwestern Iceland has been a world transformed over the last few months, as initial tremors gave way to a full-throated volcanic eruption. The fishing village of Grindavík was evacuated in November, along with popular tourist destinations like the country’s Blue Lagoon, as residents … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland on Sunday after a series of earthquakes in the early morning, the country’s meteorological office said — threatening the nearby coastal town of Grindavik with streams of slow-moving lava. The eruption began around 8 a.m. local time on Iceland’s southern peninsula, … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave A volcanic eruption is underway in southwestern Iceland, with magma breaching the surface north of the town of Grindavik, the country’s meteorological office said Monday evening. In live-streamed footage of the eruption, plumes of red smoke billow up from scorching white lava — all cast against the … Read more