Iceland's latest volcanic eruption is decreasing in power, and defenses are holding

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Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland is flowing toward defenses around the town of Grindavik. So far they have held the molten rock back from the evacuated community. Scientists say the eruption appears to be weakening Sunday and will probably peter out within hours.

A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.An emergency vehicle is stationed on a road leading to volcanic activity between Hagafell and Stóri-Skógfell, Iceland, on Saturday, March 16, 2024. An emergency vehicle is stationed on a road leading to volcanic activity between Hagafell and Stóri-Skógfell, Iceland, on Saturday, March 16, 2024.

The Met Office said Sunday that lava was flowing south and southeast at about 1 kilometer an hour, and might reach the ocean. Defensive barriers were built to stop it inundating the main road along the peninsula’s southern coast.

 

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