This file photo taken on May 5, 2021 shows Bessastadir, the official residence of the President of Iceland, seen from Reykjavik, with the glow from the lava coming out of a fissure near the Fagradalsfjall on the Reykjanes Peninsula behind. — AFP picREYKJAVIK, May 9 — Iceland’s Fagradalshraun volcano lies quiet for a spell before suddenly spewing red molten lava geysers high into the air, visible from the capital Reykjavik in an awe-inspiring display.
Marvelling at “the power of the earth,” she told AFP today on her fourth visit to the site: “I feel small so near to this power — but I’m not scared.” The powerful bursts throw up rock fragments called tephra, some still hot, that land several hundred metres from the crater, which is located in an uninhabited area on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland.
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