A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December.
A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula.GRINDAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
Halldór Björnsson, head of weather and climate at the Norwegian Meteorological Agency, told the Icelandic news portal Vísir, that unlike previous eruptions, the lava flow is not heading for the town of Grindavik that was largely evacuated in December when the volcano came to life after being dormant for 800 years.
“We just thought that it was the northern lights," said Mahnoor Ali, visiting from Maryland in the U.S."It’s like the coolest thing I’ve seen in my whole life, honestly.”
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