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
GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption opened a fissure in the earth about 3 kilometers (almost 2 miles) long between Stóra-Skógfell and Hagafell mountains on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The … Read more
QUITO, Ecuador — A volcano on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos has begun erupting, lighting up the nighttime sky as lava tumbled down its sides toward the sea. The La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina island began erupting Saturday around midnight in what officials with Ecuador’s Geophysical Institute said could be its largest eruption since … 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
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands. On the densely populated island of Java, Merapi unleashed clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, and lava that traveled … Read more
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire. The eruption, which began just before 8 a.m. local time, came after authorities evacuated the town of Grindavik following a … 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
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
DARAGA, Philippines — The Philippines’ most lively volcano has begun spewing lava in a mild eruption, placing 1000’s of individuals on heightened alert for the opportunity of a violent explosion that may power them to all of the sudden evacuate from their properties, authorities stated Monday. Greater than 12,000 villagers have left their properties thus … Read more