As the glowing river of lava from a volcano that erupted last week in Iceland ebbed, not everyone was happy. Hazel Lane, a 49-year-old dental practice manager in London, had booked a ticket to Reykjavik as soon as she saw footage of the eruption on television, hoping to witness spectacular lava flows beneath molten red skies. Lane had already visited Iceland the previous month, but it was too soon.
Fireworks Show In recent days, the spectacular volcanic activity in Iceland has drawn loads of tourists and locals who are eager to see dramatic lava flows and spewing magma, The New York Times reports, but the terrain is pretty dangerous, like duh, and local authorities are telling people to stop visiting the volcanic eruption. "We […]
On Monday, a volcanic eruption just two miles northeast of a town in Iceland opened up a cavernous fissure in the Earth, spewing lava dozens of feet into the air in what looks like a scene from hell. The anticipated eruption comes nearly a month after the town, Grandavik, was evacuated as mounting volcanic activity […]