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Iceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is spewing lava and noxious gases from a fissure in the country’s southwest.

https://apnews.com/article/iceland-volcano-eruption-tourists-e997b7293f20322033649e42236df2c0

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Dramatic scenes as Iceland volcano starts erupting

A volcano in southwestern Iceland has begun erupting, 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to see the spectacular sight. (July 11)

https://apnews.com/video/volcanoes-iceland-reykjavik-joe-shutter-national-0c520804b2c3495a9c19e3f3909b8f79?

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Women across Iceland, including the prime minister, go on strike for equal pay and no more violence

HUSAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Schools, shops, banks and Iceland’s famous swimming pools shut on Tuesday as women in the volcanic island nation — including the prime minister — went on strike to push for an end to unequal pay and gender-based violence.

https://apnews.com/article/iceland-women-strike-equal-pay-970669466116a2b1a5673a8737089d46?

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Iceland volcano eruption in 'state of equilibrium' as scientists assess overnight activity

NEW YORK and LONDON -- A volcano began erupting on Monday in Iceland, the country's meteorological office said, after weeks of anticipation during which tens of thousands of earthquakes rumbled the southwestern coast.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/iceland-volcano-erupts-weeks-after-earthquakes-shake-southwest/story?

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Iceland faces daunting period after lava from volcano destroys homes in fishing town, president says

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland’s president said the country is battling “tremendous forces of nature” after molten lava from a volcano in the island’s southwest consumed several houses in the evacuated town of Grindavik.

https://apnews.com/article/iceland-volcano-grindavik-eruption-8202c1c858baabb18251a4fa032bcac9?

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Horrifying drone footage shows scorching volcanic lava engulfing Iceland homes as it surrounds the Grindavik village. An Icelandic volcano has spewed lava within 500m of homes in the town of Grindavik, just weeks after resident...

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State of emergency declared, Iceland's Blue Lagoon evacuated after largest volcanic eruption in 3 years

Volcano in Iceland erupts for fourth time in 3 months

https://www.fox29.com/news/state-of-emergency-declared-icelands-blue-lagoon-evacuated-after-largest-volcanic-eruption-in-3-years.amp

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Volcano eruption

 

A volcano in southwestern Iceland dramatically erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December. The lava flow is once again threatening to cut off the town of Grindavík and prompt evacuations at the world-famous Blue Lagoon. Dramatic video and images from the scene showed fountains of red-hot lava shooting into the air along a two-mile fissure. Grindavík, a town of about 3,000 people, was mostly evacuated before a previous eruption in December. Residents and responders who remain have been urged to leave the area while they still can, though police told a local broadcaster that a few locals are refusing to evacuate.

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Ice cave collapse

 

One American tourist is dead in Iceland following the collapse of an ice cave. A group of 23 tourists from several countries were exploring a cave at the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier when the incident occurred Sunday, according to Iceland's public broadcaster RUV. More than 200 responders participated in the rescue operations, and a massive amount of ice has been broken down and moved, almost all by hand, according to local authorities. Ice caves are a popular destination for visitors to Iceland, with tour operators offering customers the chance to "explore the insides of glaciers" and see the blue color and "stunning patterns" in the ice, according to the Associated Press.

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Iceland appears headed for a snap election after governing coalition collapses

LONDON (AP) — Iceland appears headed for a snap election after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson pulled the plug on the Nordic nation’s fragile governing coalition.

https://apnews.com/article/iceland-snap-election-coalition-government-9d170f37de3228506de93444668c416a?

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In Iceland, a town still shaken by volcanic eruptions tries to recover

GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Vignir Kristinsson smiles as two women, the only customers all morning, enter his gift shop filled with handmade things of oak. After perusing decorations ranging from animals to kitchen cutting boards, one woman bought a small black-stained tree.

https://apnews.com/article/volcano-eruptions-iceland-town-4b80188e4b371036893b9e7f2d29ffef?