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 3.9 kilometers and had extended by 1.5 kilometers in about 40 minutes, the Icelandic Met Office, which is tasked with monitoring volcanoes, said in a statement. Livestreams from the volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula showed glowing hot lava shooting up from the ground, their bright-yellow and orange colors set in sharp contrast against the dark night sky. “The impact is limited to a localized area near the eruption site.
The most recent eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, home to some 30,000 people or nearly 8% of the country’s population, ended on June 22 after spewing fountains of molten rock for 24 days. The eruptions show the challenge faced by the island nation of nearly 400,000 people as scientists warn that the Reykjanes peninsula could face repeated outbreaks for decades or even centuries.
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