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'Nothing is out of the question': Iceland volcano primed to erupt again, Grindavík still in danger zone
By Hannah Osborne published
The Icelandic Met Office has warned magma beneath Reykjanes Peninsula is quickly reaching levels seen before the Jan. 14 eruption, and a fissure could open with just one hour of warning.

'Hunter-gatherers must have gazed in horror': What would Toba's supereruption have been like for our ancient relatives?
By Clive Oppenheimer published
"This was a blast 150 times bigger still than Tambora's, disgorging enough pyroclastic rock to cover the whole of the United States to the depth of a one-storey home."

Iceland villages in danger of 'crack collapse,' ground swelling following volcanic eruption
By Sascha Pare published
The ground below the Icelandic fishing town of Grindavík is so fissured and unstable following the volcanic eruption earlier this month that it could collapse, officials have warned.

Underwater Santorini volcano eruption 520,000 years ago was 15 times bigger than record-breaking Tonga eruption
By Sascha Pare published
A 500-foot-thick layer of pumice rock on the Mediterranean seabed indicates Santorini volcano ejected 15 times more material than Hunga-Tonga during a previously unknown eruption.

Heat bursts from Iceland's recent eruptions in eerie NASA satellite image
By Kiley Price published
Satellite images reveal the heat still radiating from the reawakened volcano in Iceland.

'Grindavik remains at risk': Attempts to dam the lava from Iceland's erupting volcano could fail, volcanologist warns
By Loÿc Vanderkluysen published
Dams built to protect the Icelandic town of Grindavík from rushing lava may not be enough, a volcanologist cautions.

'The area has reactivated': Iceland volcano gears towards another eruption leaving Grindavík in precarious position
By Hannah Osborne published
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.

Iceland volcano could erupt again 'without warning' as magma still moving beneath Grindavík
By Hannah Osborne published
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.

Iceland volcano: Situation in Grindavík has 'become very bleak' following new eruption
By Sascha Pare published
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.

Iceland volcano LIVE: Likelihood of further eruptions diminished, lava flows appear to have ceased
By Hannah Osborne, Sascha Pare, Harry Baker last updated
LIVE Latest updates on the volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, which began erupting on Monday (Dec. 18) north of the small fishing village of Grindavík following weeks of localised earthquakes and sinkholes.
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