Ongoing lava eruption in Holuhraun and continued seismic activity
The eruption in Holuhraun continues, with no signs of abating. The lava continues to flow to the east north east and has grown in area since yesterday...
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Status of eruption at Holuhraun lava field in Iceland
The lava eruption on Holuhraun continues. Lava flows northward from the eruption site. At 20:00 UTC yesterday, the lava extended over a 3-km2. This co...
Iceland volcano no threat to aviation as of yet states Icelandic Meteorological Office
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has changed the volcanic activity alert status for aviation in Iceland from red to orange. The small eruption is n...
Latest volcano report from the Icelandic national crisis coordination centre
Shortly after midnight a fissure eruption started between Dyngjujokull glacier and the Askja caldera in the Northern region of lava field Holuhraun. I...
A fissure eruption has started in Iceland
A fissure eruption has started in the Holuhraun lavafield north of Dyngjujökull. Newly formed crevasses were spotted in surveillance flyovers by scien...
Latest news on Bárðarbunga volcano in Iceland
Scientists from the Icelandic Earth Science Institute, the Icelandic Meteorological Office and representatives from the Department of Civil Protection...
Icelandic Civil Protection Scientific Advisory Board discuss Bárðarbunga volcano
Scientists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office and the Institute of Earth Sciences, together with representatives of the Civil Protection in Icel...
Justin Timberlake brings Iceland back
Justin Timberlake held Iceland’s biggest concert last Sunday, to a crowd of around 17,000 Señor and Señoritas – this was first time that the iconic Am...