Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe. It straddles the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a crack in ...

Iceland is one of the most active volcanic regions in the world with geothermal energy, hot springs, geysers, lava fields and ... that are located in the remote highlands and mountainous regions.

Almannavarnadeild/Anadolu via Getty Images Yet another volcanic eruption has rocked Iceland’s southern peninsula. On August 22, fissures opened up, spilling lava and spewing plumes of gas over ...

A gigantic volcanic eruption has warranted spectacular, terrifying videos alongside evacuations of nearby towns and tourist ...

Iceland is a country of many faces ... Hrauneyjafossar is a series of waterfalls in the Icelandic highlands, surrounded by ...

Earth scientists are working to determine the course of future lava flows in Iceland’s southwestern corner one bucketful at a time. Earth scientists are working to determine the course of future ...

A volcano erupts on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland, spewing hot lava into the air in the sixth eruption to hit the region since December. The Barron's news department was not ...

Other popular landmarks along the golden circle include the Secret Lagoon, Nesjavellir geothermal plant, the ‘hot river’ of Reykjadalur, and the volcanic crater lake of Kerid. The latter is a ...

A toxic gas cloud unleashed by volcanic eruptions in Iceland swept over northern Scotland and is forecast to drift further down the UK. Although colourless, the gas emits a potent odour and is ...

As I planned my trip to Iceland ... s Southern Highlands, the park’s main characteristics are its wind-carved and colorful rhyolite mountains, geothermal pools, and a massive lava field.

It does not present a threat to life and the area nearby was evacuated," Iceland's ministry for foreign affairs said on social media X. The lava was not flowing towards the nearby Grindavik ...

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted on Thursday, the meteorological office said, spraying red-hot lava and smoke in its sixth outbreak since December. The total length of the fissure was ...