Icelandic

Icelandic volcano erupts again, sending lava toward Grindavik

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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

AP PHOTOS: Rivers and fountains of red-gold volcanic lava light up the dark skies in Icelandic town

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Rivers of lava spewed from a fissure in the mountainside, snaking downwards and erupting in fountains of red and gold molten rock when the Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted this week in a fishing town in southwestern Iceland. The fiery liquid illuminates the smoke-filled sky in Grindavik, a small fishing town just 50 kilometers (30 miles) from … Read more