Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula is experiencing its fourth volcanic eruption since December. And this time, the impact is expected to be more widespread. The latest eruption broke out on Saturday between southwest Iceland’s Mt. Hagafell and Mt. Stóra Skógfell, quickly producing a nearly 2-mile-long fissure and spewing lava. The small local town of Grindavik was once … Read more
A volcanic eruption in Iceland sent the country into a state of emergency overnight Sunday morning as lava flows barreled towards and narrowly missed the 3,800-person town of Grindavik. The eruption marked the fourth in three months on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland’s southwest. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said the eruption began overnight, with a nearly … Read more
Lava spewed Saturday from a new volcanic fissure on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December, authorities said. A “volcanic eruption has started between stora Skogfell and Hagafell on the Reykjanes Peninsula,” said a statement from the Icelandic Met Office. Live video images showed glowing lava and billowing smoke. Iceland’s … Read more
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Icelandic authorities are warning tourists to “think four times” before they attempt to make a “challenging” trek to the site of a volcanic eruption after its coast guard rescued an exhausted hiker by helicopter on Tuesday, The Guardian reported. Just hours after Monday night’s eruption in Grinkdavík, tourists flocked to the southwestern town to catch … Read more
LONDON (AP) — Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and thousands of small earthquakes rattled the area in recent weeks. Here is a look at what happened and … Read more
An eruption occurred near the town of Grindavik on Monday night. ADVERTISEMENT A volcano erupted late on Monday night (18 December) on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, weeks after thousands of small quakes rocked the southwest coast. The latest eruption began at 10:17pm about 4km northeast of Grindavik. As the eruption spread, magma, or semi-molten rock, could be … Read more
The Fagradalsfjall volcano has been unstable for days with Iceland’s Met Office saying an eruption is imminent. ADVERTISEMENT Icelandic authorities have declared a state of emergency after hundreds of small earthquakes have rocked the Reykjanes Peninsula – the island nation’s most populated region – for more than two weeks. Fagradalsfjall volcano has been threatening to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Concern has gripped Iceland amid a significant spike in the number of earthquakes over the past few days, as several roads were ripped apart like a sheet of paper, making it appear like a “scene from movie 2012”.Icelanders have been urged to seek safety as the Reykjanes peninsula experienced a series of earthquakes, … Read more
The evacuation comes after the region was shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes every day for more than two weeks as scientists monitor a buildup of magma some 5 kilometres underground. ADVERTISEMENT Residents of a small Icelandic town close to a volcano that is expected to erupt in the coming days or weeks were given … Read more