The eruption began near Grindavik, a small town long threatened by volcanic disruptions, and prompted the closure of a popular tourist destination. By Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason Egill ...

A volcanic fissure has erupted near Grindavík, Iceland, forcing evacuations and raising the hazard level to its highest ...

A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland on Tuesday forced the evacuation of the town of Grindavík and the nearby Blue Lagoon tourist site, as lava and smoke poured from a newly opened fissure.

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland that has erupted repeatedly for more than a year again belched lava and smoke into the air on Tuesday, just hours after authorities ...

Tuesday's eruption also caused the evacuation of the Blue Lagoon spa, one of the country's top tourist destinations.

Earthquakes and massive cracks have severely damaged Grindavik, a fishing town that once housed around 1% of Iceland’s population.

Lava bursts through Grindavík's defense barriers as new volcanic eruption begins on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula ...

Iceland saw at least seven volcanic eruptions during 2024 near Grindavik, leading to the evacuation of the town. After the seventh eruption, people were evacuated from about 50 homes in the ...

This is just the latest in a series of eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula, which has experienced repeated volcanic activity since 2021.