In 2010, ash clouds from eruptions at the Eyafjallajokull volcano in the south of Iceland spread over large parts of Europe, grounding some 100,000 flights and forcing hundreds of Icelanders to ...

What we know so far about the volcanic eruption in Iceland By: Sylvia Hui, The Associated Press Posted: 9:12 AM CST Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023 Last Modified: 5:29 AM CST Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023 ...

A volcanic eruption is seen, turning the sky orange, in Grindavik on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco) Marco Di Marco/The Associated Press ...

A volcanic eruption could destroy the Icelandic town of Grindavik or lead to extensive ash clouds, experts have warned. The country has been shaken by more than 800 small earthquakes today alone, ...

A volcano erupted on Wednesday in southwest Iceland, authorities said, with live media images showing it belched smoke and dramatic flows of glowing hot yellow and orange lava, the latest in a series ...

A major eruption in Iceland in April 2010 caused widespread disruption to air travel between Europe and North America. The quarter of a billion cubic metres of volcanic ash it ejected into the air led ...

Since the volcanic eruptions of 2021, a luxury tourism industry has grown around the appetite for rugged exploration in ...

Another Icelandic volcano, Eyjafjallajökul, erupted in 2010 sending ash nine kilometres into the atmosphere, shutting down European airspace and interrupting global air travel for weeks.

Residents of Iceland are bracing for a potential volcanic eruption after the ground violently split open in Grindavik as magma — semi-molten rock — snaked under the earth. On Nov. 11 ...

Even hundreds of kilometres away, a volcanic eruption can ground airplanes because of ash and smoke. If you are in an area near an erupting volcano, it’s important to follow local guidelines.

Many still recall the huge disruptions to international aviation in 2010, when a different Icelandic volcano, the Eyjafjallajokull, spewed giant clouds of ash high into the atmosphere over Europe.