Iceland volcano erupts again, triggers second evacuation of Grindavik

FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS – THE REYKJANES PENINSULA IN SOUTHWEST ICELAND HAS BEEN HOME TO ACTIVE VOLCANOES. VOLCANOLOGISTS HAD EXPECTED ERUPTIONS AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER FOLLOWING SEVERAL THOUSAND EARTHQUAKES IN THE AREA. SUNDAY’S ERUPTION MARKS THE LATEST FORCE OF NATURE TO HIT THE EVACUATED TOWN OF GRINDAVÍK.

The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday morning.
Molten lava flowed through defensive barriers towards the small town of Grindavik Monday, setting fire to several homes.
The eruption prompted the second evacuation of the fishing village, which is home to nearly 4,000 people.
No fatalities reported, but a worker is missing, after reportedly falling into a crack opened by a volcano.
Iceland’s President, Guðni Th Jóhannesson, said that the country is facing “tremendous forces of nature.”
Experts note that volcanic activity has significantly decreased since first erupting.
Geologists said magma corridors are flowing underneath the abandoned town and predicting the exact end of the volcanic activity is currently impossible.

This marks the fifth eruption along the Reykjanes peninsula since 2021