The Latest Breaking News from the Reykjanes Peninsula

Satellites spy red-hot lava threaten Iceland's Blue Lagoon

Satellites watched bright burning lava surge toward Iceland's Blue Lagoon following a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

Space · Dec 2, 2024

Iceland volcano erupts for seventh time in a year prompting evacuations

A fissure has opened on the Reykjanes Peninsula, causing lava to spew out

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2024

Volcano near Iceland’s Grindavik erupts for sixth time since December

Met office reports eruption does not ‘present a threat to life’, Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport says flights unaffected.

Al Jazeera · Aug 23, 2024

Volcano Erupts Again On Iceland Peninsula

Icelandic police declared a state of emergency Saturday as lava spewed from a new volcanic fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth eruption to hit the area since December.

International Business Times · Mar 17, 2024

Residents of Iceland town evacuated over volcano told it will be months before they can go home

People in southwest Iceland are on edge, waiting to see whether a volcano rumbling under the Reykjanes peninsula will erupt

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2023

'Time's finally up': Impending Iceland eruption is part of centuries-long volcanic pulse

Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula is now in a new era of volcanic eruptions that will last for up to 500 years, and the building magma beneath Sundhnúkur and Grindavík is part of this millenia-long cycle.

LiveScience · Nov 14, 2023

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 · Nov 13, 2023

Iceland's newest volcano is now spewing out tornadoes

As well as tornadoes, loud bangs sounding across the Reykjanes Peninsula indicate that pockets of methane within the lava are exploding.

LiveScience · Aug 2, 2023