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Iceland’s Reykjanes has hit the magma levels that came before past eruptions

Magma accumulation beneath Svartsengi on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula has returned to volumes that preceded the 2023 and 2024 eruptions at the Sundhnúkur crater row. Satellite and ground-based ...
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Iceland’s chief ‘Lava Cooler’ is bracing for the next eruption

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — As a swarm of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions began to rip through southwestern Iceland in late 2023, a firefighter named Helgi Hjorleifsson jumped into action. Lava was ...

WATCH: Volcano eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

A volcano in southwestern Iceland spewed lava from a fissure in its seventh eruption since December. (AP video shot by Marco di Marco) ...
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With a Better Understanding of Physics, We Could Predict Volcanic Eruptions

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In the summer of 1991, Pinatubo, a volcano in the Philippines, self-destructed. The eruption started on June 12, and three days later it ...
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Volcanic eruptions in the distant past may have led to ocean current collapse

A massive volcanic eruption can cool the planet within months. What happens next may take centuries. Currently, this potential consequence is a large part of current research being conducted on the ...
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Iceland’s Chief ‘Lava Cooler’ Is Bracing for the Next Eruption

Helgi Hjorleifsson, a firefighter, is a leader in a national experiment to steer rivers of lava away from important sites. Some called it crazy, but it worked. By Amelia Nierenberg and Egill Bjarnason ...