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Scientists have been anticipating the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for several weeks and in November, authorities evacuated the fishing town of Grindavik as a precaution. Then, when

While the eruption isn't expected to impact flights, it's still too early to predict how long it will last or how much it will affect the local area.

Scientists have been anticipating the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for several weeks. Authorities evacuated the fishing town of Grindavik as a precaution in November. So it wasnt

The volcanic eruption at the Sundhnjúka crater happened near Hagafell on the country's Reykjanes Peninsula on Monday night after thousands of small earthquakes in recent weeks

Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and thousands of small earthquakes rattled the area in recent weeks.

Scientists anticipated the eruption of a volcano in southwestern Iceland for weeks, so when it happened on Monday night, it was no surprise. The region had been active for more than two years and thousands of small earthquakes rattled the area in recent weeks. Here is a look at what happened and what may be ahead:

While the eruption isn't expected to impact flights, it's still too early to predict how long it will last or how much it will affect the local area.

While the eruption isn't expected to impact flights, it's still too early to predict how long it will last or how much it will affect the local area.

The Icelandic Meteorological Office estimated that hundreds of cubic meters of lava per second flowed out in the first two hours of the eruption, though the activity had significantly subsided by Tuesday afternoon.

While the eruption isn't expected to impact flights, it's still too early to predict how long it will last or how much it will affect the local area.