Local residents were also told to leave their homes after lava started flowing from the Sunddhnúksgígar volcano this morning.

On Tuesday, April 1, authorities were forced to evacuate the town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon spa in southwestern ...

A volcano eruption in Iceland that forced a mass evacuation of residents and tourists nearby could be much bigger than previous events, an expert has warned. He told Visir: "This is one of the ...

Volcanoes. A short video for 11-14 year old pupils, exploring tectonic activity and volcanoes and featuring case studies from ...

Iceland sits above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic. The most disruptive incident in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, which sent huge clouds of ash into ...

A volcano south of Reykjavik, Iceland erupted for the eleventh time ... carry volcanic gas over the capital region, but so far ash hasn't disrupted air travel. Earlier Tuesday morning, geologists ...

By Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason Egill Bjarnason reported from Husavik, Iceland. A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Tuesday, endangering the town of Grindavik and prompting the ...

A volcano eruption near a populated area in Iceland could be 'much larger' than previous events, officials warned as defences were quickly overrun this morning. The Icelandic Civil Defence warned ...

A volcano south of Iceland’s capital ... the region have not significantly impacted Reykjavik or caused widespread ash dispersal, a January 2024 eruption of Sunddhnúksgígar did result in ...

Iceland sits above a volcanic hot spot in the North Atlantic and averages one eruption every four to five years. The most disruptive in recent times was the 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull ...