A stream of steaming lava later spread across the exit road from the spa. Emergency services close a road as lava erupts from a fissure on Feb. 8, 2024, in Grandavik, Iceland.

Tucked beside one of Iceland’s most popular destinations is The Retreat, a private oasis carved into lava rock and offering ...

Icelandic volcano previously dormant for 800 years erupting again. ... The style of eruption is "much less dangerous, because most of the activity involves slow moving basaltic lava flows," he added.

For many people visiting Iceland, a trip to the steamy waters of the Blue Lagoon is the highlight. A new luxury hotel, the Moss Hotel, could make that highlight even better.

It was the fourth eruption in three months on the Reykjanes Peninsula, around the town of Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon. Local media live-streamed the lava flows.

The eruption caused a roughly 2.5-mile-long fissure, with lava flowing east and west, the Icelandic Meteorological Office reported. Lava did not threaten the town of Grindavík to the south, ...

A volcano south of Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik, erupted on Tuesday, marking the 11th such event since 2021. The eruption, a vibrant display of lava and smoke, prompted evacuations of areas ...

An Icelandic volcano has come back to life after a series of nearby earthquakes rumbled it awake, the Icelandic Met Office reported Wednesday.. On Wednesday morning a 4.6 earthquake was recorded ...

The preeminent 20th-century Icelandic artist is Jóhannes S. Kjarval, who lavished attention on the structures and intricacies of lava in his landscape paintings.