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Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains

August 24, 2024220 Views

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was about 3.9 km (2.42 miles) and had extended by 1.5 km in about 40 minutes, the Icelandic Met Office, which is tasked with monitoring volcanoes, said in a statement. Livestreams from the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula showed glowing hot lava shooting up from the ground, their bright-yellow and orange colours set in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. Lava spurts and flows after the eruption of a volcano in the Reykjanes Peninsula near Grindavik, Iceland, August 23. via Civil Protection of Iceland "The impact is limited to a localized area near the eruption site. It does not pres...

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Iceland volcano spews lava and smoke for a second day

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May 31, 2024322 Views

A volcano south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik spewed smoke and lava for a second day on Thursday although at a significantly slower pace, authorities said. The eruption, the fifth since December, was the most powerful in the area since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula became active three years ago after lying dormant for eight centuries, according to the Icelandic Met Office. "Since yesterday afternoon, the activity at the volcanic fissure (...) has decreased significantly," Iceland's Met Office said in a statement on Thursday. A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts near Grindavik, on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, May 29, 2024. Iceland Civil Protection/Handout via REUTERS The fishing town of Grindavik, where only a few people have returned after several homes ...

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Volcano erupts in Iceland, posing risk to fishing town

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January 14, 2024454 Views

A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Sunday, posing an immediate threat to a nearby small fishing town although it had been evacuated earlier and no people were in danger, authorities said. Live video showed fountains of molten rock and smoke spewing from fissures in the ground across a wide area very close to the town of Grindavik. "No lives are in danger, although infrastructure may be under threat," Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson said on social media site X, adding there had been no interruptions to flights. A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, January 14, 2024. Iceland Civil Protection/Handout via REUTERS The eruption began early on Sunday north of the town, which just hours before had been evacuated for the second time s...

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Icelandic volcano could erupt for years, creating ‘perfect tourist’ attraction

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March 27, 2021702 Views

A volcano in Iceland spewing lava into the sky since it erupted last Friday could continue its spectacular display for years, potentially becoming a new tourist attraction on the island known for its natural wonders. Thousands of Icelanders have flocked to the site of the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, some 30 kilometres southwest of the capital, hoping to be awed by the rare lava fountains and even to cook a meal on the scorching crust of magma. A view of the volcanic site on the Reykjanes Peninsula following Friday's eruption in Iceland March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Cat Gundry-Beck Drone footage filmed over the crater shows the molten lava bubbling and spurting, and gushing down the sides of the volcano. “It’s a perfect tourist eruption,” volcanology professor at the Univers...