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Is it safe to travel to Iceland? Your rights if you have a holiday booked

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

Iceland braces for volcanic eruption as earthquakes prompt mass evacuations

Some 900 earthquakes have been recorded in southern Iceland this Monday, adding to tens of thousands of tremors that have rattled the region in recent weeks as the country braces for what could become a significant volcanic eruption.

Radio France Internationale

Iceland braces for volcanic eruption as prime minister reassures residents

Reykjanes peninsula continues to be hit by hundreds of earthquakes

The Guardian - UK

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A volcano in southwestern Iceland is expected to erupt in the next few days

Hundreds of small earthquakes have been rattling the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland as meteorologists anticipate a volcanic eruption and residents evacuate.

WEKU

Iceland earthquakes: Are flights still running amid fears of volcano eruption?

Despite fears of a volcanic eruption, UK flights are going ahead

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: What are your rights if you are on holiday or are planning to go?

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

Mapped: Iceland earthquake locations revealed as volcano eruption alert issued

Series of earthquakes have hit tourist hotspots prompting the closure of Blue Lagoon geothermic baths

The Independent UK

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Iceland earthquake: Town of Grindavik could be obliterated if volcanic eruption strikes

Iceland braces for an imminent volcanic eruption after more than 2,000 earthquakes

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: What are your rights if you are on holiday or are planning to go?

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

Mapped: Iceland earthquake locations revealed as volcano eruption alert issued

Series of earthquakes have hit tourist hotspots prompting the closure of Blue Lagoon geothermic baths

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: What are your rights if you are on holiday or are planning to go?

Unless the Foreign Office warns against travel, the assumption is that trips will go ahead as normal

The Independent UK

Mapped: Iceland earthquake locations revealed as volcano eruption alert issued

Series of earthquakes have hit tourist hotspots prompting the closure of Blue Lagoon geothermic baths

The Independent UK

Iceland earthquakes: Are flights still running amid fears of volcano eruption?

Despite fears of a volcanic eruption, UK flights go ahead

The Independent UK

Iceland volcano - live: Shock images show ground splitting as eruption fears grow

Experts say a nine-mile long river of lava is still active beneath the town of Grindavik

The Independent UK

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Iceland’s famous Blue Lagoon spa temporarily shuts down over volcanic threat

‘The primary reason for taking these precautionary measures is our unwavering commitment to safety and wellbeing,’ Blue Lagoon says

The Independent UK

Earthquakes in Iceland prompt fears of volcano eruption

Hotel guests flee as strong quake shakes most populous region after land rises 9cm in two weeks

The Independent UK

Iceland's Blue Lagoon spa closes temporarily as earthquakes put area on alert for volcanic eruption

The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions, has closed temporarily as a swarm of earthquakes put the island nation’s most populated region on alert for a possible volcanic eruption

LiveScience

500-year-old Hebrew note reveals 'lost' earthquake swarm in Italy

A Hebrew note found in the Vatican Library describes a 1446 earthquake swarm previously unknown to seismologists.

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The Guardian - UK

Geothermal spa closes in Iceland as guests flee after series of earthquakes

Blue Lagoon resort temporarily shuts as ‘seismic swarm’ prompts fears of volcanic eruption

The Independent UK

Mount St. Helens records more than 400 earthquakes since mid-July, but no signs of imminent eruption

More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington’s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are no signs of imminent eruption

The Texas Tribune

Another large earthquake shows seismic activity continues to increase in West Texas, experts say

The 5.2 magnitude earthquake is tied for the fourth strongest in Texas history. It occurred in an area where oilfield companies have long been injecting wastewater from fracking underground.

The Conversation

How global warming shakes the Earth: Seismic data show ocean waves gaining strength as the planet warms

As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same instruments used to monitor and study earthquakes.

The Hindu

Two low-intensity earthquakes recorded in Bidar

Two tremors of low magnitude (1.9 & 2.1 on Richter Scale) recorded in Bidar district, Karnataka. Epicentre 1.7 km NNE of Waddankera village & 1.9 km W of Nimbura village.

The Independent UK

A glance at some of Nepal's deadliest earthquakes

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 138 people with dozens more injured

The Hindu

Iceland hit by ‘seismic swarm‘ of small earthquakes in volcano warning

Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula has experienced a seismic swarm of over 5,500 small earthquakes, raising the possibility of a volcanic eruption.

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