A huge river of underground magma responsible for the recent eruptions at Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula flowed much faster than scientists initially thought. The 9-mile-long magma dike, as the ...

Frightening images are coming out of Iceland as a volcano in the southwest erupted in the Reykjanes Peninsula, which is close to a town called Sundhnúkagígar and only miles away from Grindavík. There ...

More volcanic eruptions could hit Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula in the coming days and weeks, the country's Met Office has warned. Two new fissures appeared in the south of the country on Sunday (Jan.

Another volcanic eruption could occur in Iceland in the coming days, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. "It is to be expected that another magma flow can occur in the next few days and ...

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Magma continues to accumulate in a chamber beneath Svartsengi and has now reached levels thought to have triggered the volcanic eruption that sent lava flowing into Grindavík on Jan. 14. When you ...

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