Celand Volcano Recedes After ‘Black Day’ of Town Fires

Published on January 15, 2024

REYKJAVIK—A volcano that erupted in southwest Iceland for the second time in less than a month appeared to be significantly less active on Monday despite indications that magma is still flowing underground. “A black day” read the front page headline of Icelandic daily Morgunbladid across an image of bright-orange lava fountains and houses burning in the town of Grindavik, some 40 kilometers (25 miles) south-west of the capital Reykjavik. Molten lava flows reached the outskirts of Grindavik around noon on Sunday, setting three houses alight, although the town was evacuated earlier and there was no immediate danger to people. The crack in the earth’s surface that opened close to Grindavik on Sunday was no longer active, and lava production from the larger fissure north of the town was decreasing, volcanologist Rikke Pedersen told Reuters on Monday....

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