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REYKJAVIK, Dec 19, 2023 (AFP) – A volcano in Iceland was still erupting Tuesday hours after geysers of molten lava shot into the night sky after weeks of intense seismic activity southwest of Reykjavik. The eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula began Monday at around 10:17 pm (2217 GMT) after an earthquake swarm, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said, referring to a series of small shakes. Live-streamed footage of the eruption showed glowing orange jets of lava […]
REYKJAVIK, July 11, 2023 (AFP) – Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn’t resist the lure of lava that is “orange like the sun”. While volcanologists say the eruption remains “low intensity” for now, initial estimates indicate that its flow is significantly more powerful than the two previous eruptions in 2021 and 2022 on the Reykjanes peninsula. “When the wind is […]
It will be six months on Sunday that the volcanic eruption currently mesmerising spectators near Reykjavik first began, making it the longest Iceland has witnessed in more than 50 years. The first lava began spewing out of a fissure close to Mount Fagradalsfjall on the evening of March 19 on the Reykjanes peninsula to the southwest of Reykjavik. And the ensuing spectacle — ranging from just a slow trickle of lava at times to more […]
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) – Iceland’s president launched talks Monday to determine who could form the next government after an inconclusive general election in which a record eight political parties won seats. Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson called the snap election a month ago after a junior member of his center-right coalition quit over a legal scandal involving Benediktsson’s father. Growing public distrust of the elite in recent years has spawned several anti-establishment parties, splintering the political landscape and […]
