Repeated volcanic eruptions have rocked southwestern Iceland since December 2023, and the island’s inhabitants are getting used to the sight of lava spewing near populated areas. For the wider world, the eruptions have rekindled memories of the Eyjafjallajokull explosion of 2010, when vast volcanic ash clouds grounded air traffic across Europe for weeks. Scientists say the recent bout of heightened volcanic activity in the country known as “the land of fire and ice” may go on for centuries.
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Why Do Iceland’s Volcanoes Keep Erupting, and How Dangerous Are They?
