Volcano erupts for first time in 12,000 years: "Like a sudden bomb"
"While no human lives and livestock have been lost so far, many villages have been covered in ash and as a result their animals have little to eat," an official said.
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"While no human lives and livestock have been lost so far, many villages have been covered in ash and as a result their animals have little to eat," an official said.
Ash from the catastrophic 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens began to swirl around the volcano this week, creating a smoky haze that obscured its summit.
Authorities in Iceland were forced by a new volcanic eruption to evacuate dozens of homes and shut down the hugely popular Blue Lagoon tourist attraction.
The Alaska Volcano Observatory said signs indicated a Mount Spurr eruption was likely, though not certain, in the weeks or months ahead.
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year.
Dramatic images from Iceland show lava spewing from a fissure almost two-and-a-half miles long as the Reykjanes peninsula sees its 6th eruption since December.
Officials said there was no immediate threat to the tiny town of Grindavik - evacuated after a previous eruption - or to a major power plant in the area.
The volcano eruption in Iceland opened an approximately 2.5-mile-long fissure and created lava fountains up to 98 feet high near the fishing village of Grindavik.
The Icelandic fishing town of Grindavik has been evacuated as earthquakes are breaking open streets and "completely damaged" some homes: "There is no one living here. From 3,800 to zero."
One meteorological office official said he's concerned that a "Hawaiian-style, lava-producing volcanic eruption" could occur in the coming days.
Icelandic officials detected around 900 quakes on Monday alone, mainly near a coastal town on the southern peninsula that was evacuated Friday night.
Researchers at the Alaska Volcano Observatory started seeing multiple earthquakes per minute below the summit of the state's Tanaga Volcano.
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"This is a rare time where we have two eruptions happening simultaneously," said a spokesperson for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Given the huge volcano's history, USGS urged residents "at risk" of lava flows to review their preparation measures.
The 2021 eruption in the same area produced spectacular lava flows for several months.
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