Meteorological Office

Iceland volcano shoots lava into air as it erupts again, 4th time since December 2023

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Iceland volcano shoots lava into air as it erupts again, 4th time since December 2023

NEW DELHI: A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December last year, according to the country’s meteorological office.Authorities had been anticipating this eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula near Reykjavik, where the eruption site was located between Hagafell and Stora-Skogfell, the same area as the last outbreak.Rikke Pedersen, head of the … Read more

Volcano: Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland

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Volcano: Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland

REYKJAVIK: volcanic eruption began Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an earthquake swarm, Iceland’s Meteorological Office said.For weeks, the Nordic country has been on high alert for a potential eruption at any moment after a period of intense seismic activity on the southwest peninsula, which last month prompted evacuation orders. “At … Read more