Iceland Volcano

• Volcano erupts in Iceland, prompts Blue Lagoon evacuation

  A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday, spewing red streams of lava in the latest display of nature's power, triggering the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa.

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  May 29
  
• Iceland fishing town still safe, authorities say amid volcano eruption

  A volcano in Iceland that erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December was still spewing smoke and bright orange lava into the air early on Monday.

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  Mar 18
  
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• Iceland volcano erupts again, sending huge plumes of lava and steam soaring

  Photos show the lava creeping towards the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, which had to be evacuated.

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  Feb 8
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• Iceland faces ‘daunting’ period after lava destroys homes in Grindavik

  Iceland is battling “tremendous forces of nature,” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik.

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  Jan 15
• Iceland volcano appears to have died down, scientists say

  Lava flows from a volcano that erupted in Iceland have eased further, and no volcanic activity is now visible, scientists said after flying over the area early on Thursday.

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  Dec 21, 2023
• Iceland volcano misses fishing town of Grindavik — for now

  Lava from a large volcanic eruption in Iceland appeared to be flowing away from the only town in the area, offering hope that homes and lives would be spared.

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  Dec 19, 2023
• IN PHOTOS: Icelandic volcano erupts after weeks of activity, evacuations

  Images and video showed molten rock spewing like fountains from fissures in the ground, their bright-yellow and orange colours set in sharp contrast against the dark night sky.

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  Dec 18, 2023
• Iceland building shields around geothermal plant amid volcanic eruption risk

  Seismic activity in southwestern Iceland decreased in size and intensity on Monday, but the risk of a volcanic eruption remained significant, officials says.

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  Nov 14, 2023
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• Volcano begins erupting in Iceland near international airport 

  The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption is near the Fagradalsfjall mountain, 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital, Reykjavik.

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  Aug 3, 2022
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• WATCH: Drone gives us close-up tour of lava-spewing volcano

  More than a month after activity started at the Bardarbunga Volcano in Iceland, a drone managed to take an up-close and personal trip alongside -- and almost inside -- the bubbling volcano.

  Environment

  Oct 2, 2014