It had been dormant for 800 years, but in March 2021, the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland came to life. While the eruption ...

Future displacement, disruption from volcanic activity has led Iceland to protect residents, infrastructure. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

There was particular concern that the lava masses breached a protective wall north of Grindavík. The impact this will have on the lava flow remains unclear. Given the current wind direction ...

A service building used to store visitors' luggage was also engulfed by lava, but there appeared to be no immediate threat to the hot pools as the lava was held back by a defensive wall.

The Sunddhnúksgígar volcano in Iceland has erupted as a lava flow threatens nearby homes and businesses, sparking huge evacuations for residents and tourists in the area. Experts had warned of ...

As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted in December ... the nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the nearby town of Grindavik, weeks passed before the volcano – which lies about 40km ...

Lava from the January 2024 Sundhnúkur eruption at the outskirts of Grindavik town. Photographed in April 2024. Volcanism has been ongoing since 2021 in the Reykjanes Peninsula, which hosts the ...

Grindavik is not subject to an evacuation order as the lava's slow progress means there is not believed to be an imminent risk. The lava is a result of a volcanic eruption last month in the ...

Seismic activity intensified overnight and the remaining residents of Grindavik were evacuated around 03:00 GMT. Lava has spilled onto the town's streets and covered part of a house, which has ...

While the eruption was ongoing, large-scale field experiments were conducted to build defensive earthen barriers aimed at slowing down the molten lava flow. Building defensive barriers to slow ...