A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Grindavik, Iceland on December 18, 2023 – REUTERS Tourists have been warned to stay away from an area in southern Iceland as a violent volcanic eruption continues to rock the Reykjanes Peninsula. The ongoing eruption is located 30 km southwest of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik, close … Read more
A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Grindavik, Iceland on December 18, 2023 – REUTERS After weeks of intense seismic activity, a volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, just one day after the area reopened to tourists. The eruption takes place just a few kilometers from Iceland’s most popular tourist attraction, the … Read more
Editor’s Note: Catherine Fulton is a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of The Reykjavik Vine. She lives in Reykjavík with her Icelandic partner and their two children. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. read more CNN Opinion. I remember the first time I experienced an earthquake in Iceland. I ran to the nearest … Read more
Editor’s Note: Catherine Fulton is a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of The Reykjavik Vine. She lives in Reykjavík with her Icelandic partner and their two children. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. read more CNN Opinion. I remember the first time I experienced an earthquake in Iceland. I ran to the nearest … Read more
Thirteen years after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano famously spewed ash into European skies, multiple eruptions across Iceland have spawned an unlikely new travel trend: volcano tourism. Iceland is one of the most volcanically active places on Earth, with an eruption occurring approximately every three to five years, much to the delight of adventurers looking to catch … Read more