A past eruption of Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano has led scientists to a new theory on why and how volcanic fountains form. An international team of scientists studied a 2021 eruption of the ...

On June 2, 2025, Italy’s Mount Etna, one of Earth’s most active volcanoes, erupted again, releasing what experts called a “lava fountain” that sent tourists rushing downhill to safety. In late March ...

Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano could be just moments away from its next eruption following an uptick in activity about a month ago. The country is in a state of emergency, and thousands of people ...

Editor's note: A volcano on the Reykjanes peninsula began erupting on Dec. 18. This story has been updated to reflect the ongoing eruption. A volcano beneath Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula erupted Dec.

Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and ...

Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, located on the Reykjanes peninsula in the south-west of the country, has erupted after weeks of earthquake activity. The eruption started on 18 December at 22:17 ...

The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Reykjanes, Iceland erupted after several weeks of increased seismic activity led to an evacuation of the peninsula, the most populated area of Iceland. The eruption ...

There is a “significant likelihood” that the Icelandic volcano Fagradalsfjall will erupt “in the coming days,” according to the country’s meteorological office. The volcanic activity is primarily ...

Watching a volcano while it erupts or even while it is calm can be both thrilling and unsettling at the same time. The burning lava, rising smoke, and the force of the eruption remind us of nature’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lava flows create a map-like pattern on black basalt rocks at Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which erupted in March 2021 for ...