Winter had arrived early at Highland Base, a new hotel perched amid Iceland’s remote central Highlands near Kerlingarfjöll – a ring of mountains between two of the country’s biggest glaciers, ...

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption ...

Scientists have uncovered a new volcanic vent beneath Vatnajökull, Europe's largest glacier. The discovery, made in late 2025 amid ongoing seismic monitoring, reveals previously unknown geothermal ...

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More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano, a possible precursor to an eruption among the several scenarios being considered, the Icelandic meteorological ...

The latest eruption, the sixth since December, is part of increased volcanic activity that began in 2021. By Sarah Hurtes and Claire Moses A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, ...

A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupted for the seventh time in less than a year on Wednesday evening, releasing lava from a fissure approximately 1.8 miles long. The eruption began at ...

Of the 30 volcanic systems on Iceland, four are currently active, says Magnús Tumi Gudmundsson, professor of geophysics at the University of Iceland. These magma-spewing mounds are responsible for 80 ...

“To witness these powerful forces, the roar of Earth, is mind blowing,” says Ingimundur Stefansson, an Icelandic tour guide. “Man is a small potato in such a world.” In part because of our fascination ...