The finest particles pose the greatest risk because they can penetrate deep into the lungs and cause death by asphyxiation in the worst cases. Mild, short-term symptoms often resolve with rest.

For a few days in 1959, the cast of “Journey to the Center of the Earth” assembled near Amboy where the cinder cone was called upon to display its cinematic versatility.

When it comes to the fall of the Roman Empire, this climate shift may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back.” ...

Earthquake Swarm' in Iceland Triggers New Volcanic Eruption, Lava and Smoke Spew From the Ground There are many stunning ...

A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of 2023. Over 130 earthquakes struck ...

Iceland’s government built the protective ... though none as serious as the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull volcano eruption, which disrupted trans-Atlantic air travel for months. Flights were not affecte ...

The eruption began at 9:45 a.m. local time (0945 GMT), triggering warning sirens in the town of Grindavik where webcams showed molten rock spewing toward the community. It had subsided by late ...

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 ...

but Iceland – which is slap bang in the middle of the ridge – is one of them. Most of Grindavík’s 4,000 residents were evacuated in late 2023, shortly before the first volcanic eruption in ...