Iceland's current volcanic activity is concentrated in the Svartsengi system on the Reykjanes Peninsula, which has experienced repeated fissure eruptions since late 2023. This follows earlier events ...

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was about 3 ...

Although volcanic eruptions are spectacular natural events that occur around the world every day, most volcanoes spend the majority of their time not erupting. To accurately forecast volcanic activity ...

Billowing smoke and flowing lava are seen pouring out of a new fissure during a volcanic eruption on the outskirts Grindavik, Iceland, on Feb. 8, 2024. A volcanic eruption has started again in Iceland ...

Scientists are flocking to Iceland to investigate an increasingly crucial question: Will melting glaciers accelerate and intensify earthquakes and volcanic eruptions? William Brangham reports. PBS ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A 4.1 magnitude quake has struck in Iceland Tuesday night near a rare Icelandic volcano that started erupting on March 19. The volcano in the Fagradalsfjall mountains is about 20 ...