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When you think of Iceland, the image of serene landscapes with sprawling glaciers and fiery volcanoes might come to mind. But ...
Tuesday's eruption also caused the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, one of the country's top tourist destinations.
A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland on Tuesday forced the evacuation of the town of Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist site, as lava and smoke poured from a newly opened fissure.
GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air on Tuesday, just hours after authorities ...
Iceland is home to 33 active volcanic systems, more than any other European country. It is situated on top of a rift between two tectonic plates, which makes the island nation vulnerable to ...
The last time the peninsula had a period of volcanic activity was 800 years ago - and the eruptions continued for decades. Iceland has 33 active volcano systems and sits over what is known as the ...
It had subsided by late afternoon, though the volcano was still active, Iceland’s Met Office said. Police and civil defense officials evacuated Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon geothermal spa ...
Tourists and residents in Iceland evacuated Tuesday as a volcano eruption impacted the ... warned a week ago that another eruption at the active Sundhnúkur crater row was likely as seismic ...