Is Iceland entering a new volcanic era? - BBC News

Scientists think eruptions on the Reykjanes Peninsula could continue for decades or even centuries.

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Watch: Dramatic aerials show fast lava spread after Iceland eruption

This week, Iceland woke up to yet another day of fire, as towering fountains of lava lit up the dark morning sky.

This time the evacuated town of Grindavik was spared, but the molten rock still wreaked havoc - engulfing a pipe that provides heat and hot water to thousands living in the area and cutting off a road to the Blue Lagoon tourist attraction.

It is the third short-lived eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula since December 2023 and the sixth since 2021. But scientists think this is just the start of a period of volcanic activity that could last for decades or even centuries.

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