The Latest Breaking News from Grindavík

Icelandic authorities said residents and emergency responders should be ready to evacuate Grindavík at short notice after a new and ongoing eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Icelanders are famously hardy, but after a series of volcanic eruptions cracked open 20-metre-deep fissures in Grindavik, the fishing town near the famous Blue Lagoon, residents are asking if they’ll ever be allowed back home

Solidified lava surrounds the small Icelandic town of Grindavík in a new photo from the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2, following recent volcanic eruptions.

For a long time, eruptions were a spectacle that drew tourists but caused little damage. But it’s clear we haven’t tamed nature, says Icelandic writer and film-maker Andri Snær Magnason

The tiny Icelandic town of Grindavík lies under threat from a lava flow, imaged from space by a satellite.

Iceland volcano appears to be gearing up for another eruption as more magma accumulates beneath the surface and the land around Svartsengi continues to rise.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office said the eruption began just before 8:00 a.m. local time Sunday about a half mile from the town of Grindavík after a series of intense earthquakes.

Two fissures spewing lava opened up near Grindavík, destroying three houses in the town — and experts have warned new eruptions could take place any time.

A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupted on Sunday, cracking open fissures that are extending toward Grindavík and threatening to drown the town in lava flows.