Iceland lava flows cut off hot water supply amid "severe frost"
A nearly 3-mile long fissure burst open Thursday, spewing lava that damaged a primary supply of hot water for thousands as a "severe frost" appeared overnight.
A nearly 3-mile long fissure burst open Thursday, spewing lava that damaged a primary supply of hot water for thousands as a "severe frost" appeared overnight.
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.
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The eruption, the second in less than a month, came after a swarm of earthquakes near the town of Grindavik, and the community was evacuated.
A volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula started erupting earlier this week, shooting lava fountains nearly 100 feet in the air and creating a 2.5-mile-long fissure.
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.
A volcanic eruption started Monday night on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula, turning the sky orange and prompting the civil defense to be on high alert.
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.
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Scientists said the lava is "emerging as a series of fountains" from a roughly 656-foot-long fissure.
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Here's a look at the weather Saturday evening.
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