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Why does Iceland have so many volcanoes?

Iceland experiences frequent volcanic activity due to its location on the Mid Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic Ocean. This area is where the major...

Iceland volcano: As Reykjanes peninsula erupts after weeks of activity, what is happening under the surface?

Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth's core. The molten rock that sat 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik has...

Waiting for an eruption—what do we know about the Iceland volcano?

Icelanders are no strangers to volcanic eruptions, but right now the country waits in a state of limbo. "Iceland is a unique place in the...

Residents of Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home

People in southwest Iceland remained on edge Saturday, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes Peninsula will erupt. Civil protection authorities...

How much damage could possible Iceland volcano eruption cause?

A town has been evacuated in southwestern Iceland after hundreds of earthquakes caused by shifting underground magma sparked fears of a full-blown volcanic eruption. While...

Volcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises. A geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice

Thousands of earthquakes in recent weeks have shaken the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavík, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) southwest of the capital Reykjavik....

Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption—what we know so far

The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were...

Why is Iceland so volcanic?

Iceland has been forged by the heat of the Earth's core. The molten rock that now sits 800 metres below the fishing village of Grindavik...

Scientists believe new era of volcanic activity could be starting in Iceland

The evidence of Iceland's volcanic past and present are all around us. Bubbling mud pools and steaming hot springs show just how much heat is...

Is a volcano about to erupt in Iceland? Expert explains the telltale signs that an eruption might occur

Residents of Grindavik, a fishing town in southwestern Iceland, have evacuated and a state of emergency has been declared, as local authorities say a...

Quakes rock southwestern Iceland as volcanic eruption looms

Iceland declared a state of emergency on Friday after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the country's southwestern Reykjanes peninsula, in what could be...

Iceland declares state of emergency, evacuates residents over threat of volcanic eruption

Iceland has declared a state of emergency, with police officials urging residents to evacuate the coastal town of Grindavík following an intense wave of...

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