A volcano in Iceland has erupted for the fourth time in three months, putting the fishing town of Grindavik in a state of emergency.
STORY: Livestreams from the area showed fountains of molten rock soaring from fissures in the ground after authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula just south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik."Warning: An eruption began in Reykjanes," the Icelandic Meteorological Office said on its website. It estimated the fissure to be about 2.9 kilometers (1.8 miles) long, roughly the same size as the last eruption in February. An aerial video shot by Iceland's...
Defensive walls had been built around the town in hopes of directing lava away from the community.
The volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula is the fourth since
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A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland because of
Two of the most awe-inspiring national phenomena were captured in one time-lapse video: A volcano near the Icelandic town of Grindavik erupts against the backdrop of the Northern Lights.
A volcano in Iceland has erupted again in the country’s Reykjanes Peninsula forcing an evacuation of the Blue Lagoon and nearby town of Grindavik. The current eruption is the most powerful in the recent sequence of seismic activity, according to Iceland’s public broadcaster RUV.
Authorities had warned for weeks that an eruption was imminent on the Reykjanes peninsula just south of Iceland's capital Reykjavik
Footage from the Reykjanes Peninsula shows bright orange lava spewing into
Footage from the Reykjanes Peninsula shows bright orange lava erupting into the air.
Police declare state of emergency and evacuate local town of Grindavik following volcanic activityIcelandic police have declared a state of emergency as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December.A volcanic eruption “started between stora Skogfell and Hagafell on the Reykjanes Peninsula”, said a statement from the Icelandic Met Office (IMO) on Saturday. Live video images showed glowing lava and billowing smoke. Continue...