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See the Breathtaking Power of Iceland’s Volcanic Eruption

Smoke billows from a crevasse near Grindavík, Iceland.
Smoke billows from a crevasse near Grindavík, Iceland. Photo: KRISTIN ELISABET GUNNARSDOTTIR/AFP (Getty Images)

A trepidatious Iceland has waited for this moment for over a month: a large crack in the ground has started to spew up lava. In mid-November, hundreds of tremors—earthquakes that portended the eruptions to come—forced the evacuation of the nearby Icelandic village of Grindavík and at least one famous tourist destination: Iceland’s Blue Lagoon. – Isaac Schultz Read More