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Is it safe to travel to Iceland right now? Latest advice after volcano erupts
The North Atlantic island nation is on high alert after lava spewed across the Reykjanes Peninsula and smoke belched into the ...
El Adelantado de Segovia3d
It’s official – accelerated melting is causing more violent volcanic eruptions in areas such as Iceland
The concept isn’t hypothetical. Tephra layers in Icelandic peat cores show that eruptions soared six-fold between 12,000 and ...
ZME Science on MSN1d
Melting Glaciers May Unleash Hundreds of Dormant Volcanoes and Scientists Are Worried
Thousands of years ago, thick glaciers covered southern Chile, pressing down on the land and holding back the volcanoes underneath. The ice acted like a cap, trapping magma below the surface. But over ...
The Economist5d
Iceland has no armed forces, but that could change
A founding NATO member, Iceland has relied mainly on America for its defence. But as Europe rearms and the Americans call out ...