The Fagradalsfjall volcano is on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwest part of Iceland. Nearby is Keflavik International Airport and the famous Blue Lagoon, a human-made geothermal pool and ...

A person looks on the scene of the newly erupted volcano taking place in Meradalir valley, near Mount Fagradalsfjall, Iceland on Aug. 4, 2022. AFP via Getty Images ...

The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) confirmed the news about the eruption in an official announcement. Parker Sheppard, a travel FPV drone pilot, captured stunning drone footage of the eruption.

Lava flows create a map-like pattern on black basalt rocks at Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which erupted in March 2021 for the first time in nearly 800 years. On June 2, 2025, Italy’s ...

LONDON -- Police in Iceland have put up barriers and closed Mount Fagradalsfjall, one of the country's most popular tourist attractions, due to health and safety concerns after the volcano's ...

By March 14th, the Fagradalsfjall Volcano had erupted for the fourth time in three months, only this eruption lasted until May 8th. The fifth eruption occurred 21 days later, on May 29th, lasting ...

Sketch of the lava fountaining cycle at Fagradalsfjall. Credit: Nature Communications (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42569-9 A multi-institutional team of Earth scientists, meteorologists ...

Fagradalsfjall is known for producing particularly large lava fountains, meaning it was the perfect volcano to analyze for this study. Its last eruption in 2021 displayed a six-week episode of ...

Iceland is building a wall to try to divert lava before the Fagradalsfjall volcano erupts. Thousands were evacuated ahead of the expected eruption.