Crack splits road in Icelandic town threatened by volcanic eruption – video
Seismic activity has left cracks running through roads in the fishing town of Grindavik as Iceland faced the threat of a volcanic eruption. Thousands of...
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Threat of volcanic eruption leaves Iceland waiting in uncertainty
Authorities say it could be months before people evacuated from town of Grindavik can go home even if danger subsides People in south-west Iceland remain...
Iceland braces for volcanic eruption as prime minister reassures residents
Reykjanes peninsula continues to be hit by hundreds of earthquakes Iceland’s prime minister has sought to reassure the nation as it braces for a volcanic...
Swarm of earthquakes in Iceland heralds next volcanic eruption
Scientists say rise in seismic activity confirms south-west region is in buildup phase A seismic swarm has hit the Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland with...
Three possibly active underwater volcanoes discovered off Sicily
Researchers hail ‘very important discovery’ that sheds light on unexplored Italian seabed After a weeks-long deepsea expedition, researchers from several universities around the world have...
Parts of Italian volcano ‘stretched nearly to breaking point’, study finds
Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) near Naples is now in ‘extremely dangerous’ state, say academic experts Half a million people live on a sprawling volcano in...
Pompeii dig finds skeletal remains dating back to Vesuvius earthquake
Two men believed to have been killed when building collapsed during early stages of AD79 volcanic eruption The remains of two people believed to have...
Russia volcano eruption smothers villages and triggers aviation alert
Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka region has spewed out ash cloud over area of 108,000 sq km One of Russia’s most active volcanoes has erupted, shooting...
La Palma’s changed landscapes – in pictures
Cumbre Vieja, the La Palma volcano that has been spewing lava in the Canary Islands for almost three months, has quietened but scientists have warned...
