Iceland is no stranger to volcanos. In fact, as a volcanic island shaped by the magma rising out of the mid-ocean ridge it sits on, the nation owes its very existence to them. On average, Iceland experiences a volcanic eruption every five years, though since 2021 the average has been closer to once a year.

Cameras from outside the town of Grindavik showed lava spewing from a row of craters on the Reykjanes Peninsula on Wednesday. An increase in seismic activity was reported in the immediate area of the volcano.

The popular travel destination Blue Lagoon in Iceland has been closed and evacuated Thursday after another volcanic eruption sent lava flowing over the facility’s parking lot and destroyed at least one service building,

Lava flowing from Iceland's latest volcanic eruption on Thursday engulfed the main parking lot of one of Iceland's biggest tourist attractions, the evacuated Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, images showed.

Once again, Iceland's volcanoes are making themselves known. This touristically attractive island features 130 volcanic cones, 26 historically active volcanoes. Currently, one of them has been awakened,

Kostka Patrik shared a video of a volcanic eruption in Iceland’s Peninsula Region on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 1:12 PM. The footage shows ash clouds and lava spewing from the volcano, demonstrating the intense power of the eruption.

Known as Reykjanes for its position on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the volcano is classified as a rift activity volcano, which erupts when two diverging tectonic plates shift away from each other. The Reykjanes Peninsula is a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge,