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In pictures: lava flows into Icelandic town during volcanic eruption

The latest outburst sent molten rock into the port town of Grindavík, igniting homes.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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Night view of white-hot lava spewing through a fissure and flowing over the ground, emitting smoke.

14 January: billowing smoke and flowing lava during a dramatic volcanic eruption near Grindavík in southwest Iceland. Credit: Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management/AFP via Getty

An Icelandic volcano that has been threatening the port of Grindavík for weeks sent lava into the town during a fresh eruption that began on 14 January. The lava flows incinerated at least three buildings and triggered a massive response by emergency officials, who have been building barriers known as berms to try to redirect the lava.

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Nature 625, 642-643 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00129-1

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