was previously evacuated following weeks of seismic activity which culminated in a dramatic volcanic eruption that expelled bursts of lava and sent huge plumes of smoke into the sky. The crack ...

Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula has cracked open again, creating a nearly 2-mile-long volcanic dyke that has allowed lava to shoot up as high as a 20-story building. The Feb. 8 eruption sent molten rock ...

northeast of the fishing town of Grindavík. Iceland’s public broadcaster RUV said the crack from where lava has jetted was estimated to be 4 km. long, and is still growing. It added that the ...

Mr Roberts said an eruption could see lava spew over the town, but was less likely to cause the same ash blast. He told BBC R4's Today programme on Monday: 'First of all there isn't an ice cap ...

A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has roared back to life after eight centuries of silence has erupted for the seventh time since December, sending molten lava flowing towards the Blue Lagoon ...

A new fissure has bypassed barriers to protect a town in Iceland from lava - with the country's prime minister calling it a "very serious situation" and a top official saying it's the "worst-case ...

Hours later, the fissures cracked and roared with lava. “It's also a relief after a long period of uncertainty since me and my family moved from Grindavík the 10th of November after constant ...

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