A volcanic eruption in Iceland has sparked the evacuation of the world-famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa and surrounding ...

Melting occurs in the mantle beneath Iceland, partly from the pressure release when the plates slide away from one another at the surface, and partly from the hot mantle plume anchored beneath ...

In Iceland, the large volcanoes in the interior also appear to be over a mantle plume, similar to Hawaii. This kind of volcano typically erupts basalt lava, which melts at very high temperature ...

Taking a closer look with independent measurements, Pilia confirmed that a mantle plume—nicknamed “Dani” after his son—likely existed roughly 660 kilometers below the surface.

A ‘ghost plume’ identified deep in the mantle beneath Oman suggests there may be more heat flowing out of Earth’s core than previously thought. Close. Advertisement. Skip to content.

Iceland's volcanic eruption was still causing strong tremors on Thursday, though far less ash and smoke was pouring out into the air. Skip to main content. Exclusive news, ...