Volcanoes have always shaped Iceland's landscape and culture—but this year’s eruptions beckon travelers to truly learn what it means to coexist with nature’s unpredictability.

This article was originally featured on The Conversation.. Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and ...

1973: Eldfell volcano. Locals on the Westman Islands got a surprise on January 23, 1973, when the Eldfell volcano erupted with no warning.

He cited an eruption of the Eldfell volcano in 1973, which dumped ash and lava over much of Heimaey, in the Westman Islands off southern Iceland, destroying several hundred homes.

A Geologist thinks any eruption will be a more locally impactful situation. It will be more like the 1973 eruption than the 2010 eruption. January 23, 1973, the newly-formed Eldfell volcano erupted ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.. Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in ...

Fountains of lava erupted from the Sundhnúkur volcanic system in southwest Iceland on Jan. 14, 2024. As the world watched on webcams and social media, lava flows cut off roads and bubbled from a new ...

When the Eldfell volcano erupted over a period of several months in 1973, the small town of Vestmannaeyjar sustained massive damage — and just one death. Related.

The eruption of the Eldfell volcano on Heimaey, in the Vestmannaeyjar island chain off the southwest coast of Iceland, as seen from an aircraft in January 1973.

Construction had to be put on hold in mid-December, when a first volcanic eruption occurred about 2.5 miles northeast of Grindavík, but work resumed in January. Work was still underway when magma ...

Volcanoes have always shaped Iceland—but this year’s eruptions ... This 2-hour hike on the island of Heimaey is led by a local guide over the lava field to the top of the Eldfell Volcano, ...