Lava flows from a volcano in southwest Iceland that had lit up the night sky on Saturday appeared to slow on Sunday, but authorities said they still posed a danger to infrastructure including a nearby fishing town. The eruption – the fourth since December – began at 2023 GMT on Saturday, sending fountains of molten … Read more
LONDON: A volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland appears to have subsided, though scientists are warning that the area may experience further eruptions in the coming months. Iceland’s Meteorological Office said late Thursday that the eruption had decreased significantly. The eruption began at about 6 am local time on Thursday in the area northeast of Mount … Read more
REYKJAVIK: Residents of the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik are facing a second evacuation as new volcanic fissures have opened nearby, prompting the National Commissioner of Police to issue an evacuation order, CNN reported.Grindavik, situated approximately 70 kilometres southwest of Reykjavik on the Reykjanes peninsula, had previously been evacuated in November due to heightened seismic … Read more
Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened Monday night, it came as 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 what may be … Read more
GRINDAVIK: After a barrage of earthquakes that herald an impending volcanic eruption, some evacuated residents of the Icelandic town of Grindavik wonder if they will ever return.“There are going to be a lot of people who don’t want to go there. My mother said ‘I never want to go there again’,” Eythor Reynisson, who was … Read more