Volcano Archives

Video images showed lava oozing from a fissure illuminating a plume of smoke

World

Lava flows for third time on volcano-hit Iceland peninsula

Glowing lava spewed early Thursday from a new fissure on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, the third eruption to hit the area since December, deepening worries...

AFPFebruary 8, 2024

Tech & Science

Listening in on Iceland’s recent seismic activity

What does seismic activity actually sound like. One descriptor is “formidable, exciting and scary.” New advances in audio recording enable scientists, and the general...

Dr. Tim SandleJanuary 29, 2024

On Sunday, a volcanic fissure opened up in a field near the fishing town of Grindavik -- which had been hastily evacuated just hours earlier

World

Icelanders see little chance of return after volcano destroys homes

Icelanders forced from their town by a dramatic volcanic eruption face never returning home, after lava engulfed several homes in the town, something the...

AFPJanuary 18, 2024

Recent eruptions may be the start of a new era of volcanic activity

World

Iceland eruption confirms faultline has reawakened: expert

A volcanic eruption that has engulfed homes in an Icelandic fishing port confirms that a long-dormant faultline running under the country has woken up,...

AFPJanuary 16, 2024

Handout photo of Grindavik volcanic eruption from the Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management

World

Volcano erupts on outskirts of fishing village Grindavik

A volcano erupted just north of the Icelandic fishing village of Grindavik.

AFPJanuary 13, 2024

Entry to Grindavik will remain blocked until at least December 28 while a new risk assessment is carried out

World

Icelandic volcano eruption eases as evacuated village remains off-limits

A volcanic eruption that rocked Iceland this week diminished in intensity for a second day Wednesday, though media reports said a nearby evacuated fishing...

AFPDecember 20, 2023

Houses in Iceland's Hafnarfjordur are seen as smoke billows in the distance, the night sky turned orange by lava from an volcanic eruption

World

Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland

A volcanic eruption began Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an earthquake swarm, Iceland’s Meteorological Office said. For weeks, the...

AFPDecember 18, 2023