See Photos of Iceland’s Latest Spectacular Volcanic Eruption

Yet different volcanic eruption has rocked Iceland’s confederate peninsula. On August 22, fissures opened up, spilling lava and spewing plumes of state implicit fractional a mile (1 kilometer) into the air.

The eruption occurred successful the Sundhnúkur area, known for volcanic craters whose 2,500-year dormancy came to an extremity past year. In November, residents of the adjacent municipality of Grindavik were forced to evacuate arsenic a bid of earthquakes and fissures shook the portion arsenic portion of the leadup to a bid of eruptions. The astir recent, and largest to date, began successful precocious May and continued for weeks.

A photograph taken during the nighttime of August 22-23, 2024, shows lava and fume erupting from a volcano adjacent Grindavik connected the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes. (Photo by Ael Kermarec / AFP via Getty Images)

On August 23, the Iceland Meteorological Office said the strength of the eruption had decreased “somewhat” since the erstwhile time and was present confined to 2 fissures. While seismic enactment had besides decreased, the IMO said deformation of the crushed northbound of Stóra-Skógfell indicated the eruption “has not reached equilibrium.”

So far, nary lava has been spotted headed toward Grindavik, and nary deaths oregon injuries person been reported by authorities. In a connection connected its website, officials astatine Iceland’s largest airport, Keflavik Airport, said the volcanic enactment is not affecting aerial travel. (In 2010, an eruption successful Iceland produced a massive plume of ash that unopen down aerial question crossed overmuch of Europe for 7 days, affecting millions of radical and starring to large economical losses.)

A photograph taken during the nighttime of August 22-23, 2024, shows radical taking pictures of lava and fume erupting from a volcano adjacent Grindavik connected the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes. (Photo by Ael Kermarec / AFP via Getty Images)

Back successful February, caller lava poured onto achromatic snow, producing melodramatic contrasts captured successful aerial views.

Lava flows crossed snow-covered crushed successful southwestern Iceland successful February 2024. Photo: Marco Di Marco (AP)

Lava blocking the main roadworthy into Grindavik successful February 2024. Credit: Marco Di Marco (AP)