various small are towns scattered across the reykjanes peninsula. the town of volga is just north of the eruption, and the plumes of fire are very visible during night time. the eruptions glow could also be seen from the capital reykjavik, which is only a 45 minutes drive from the eruption site. by the autumn of 2023, southwest iceland was experiencing increasing earthquake activity. come november, emergency precautions commenced. this is grindavik, the small town in iceland, which has been evacuated over fears of a volcanic eruption. thousands of tremors have rocked the region in the last few days, like this one. you need to stay tough in these situations and that part is pretty much exhausting. there s no relaxing now. translation: this is| a very strange feeling. i ve been tearful. it s been a long 2a hours. even though it s been a very difficult time, it s heart warming to see the solidarity in times like this. this is an unprecedented situation. since the 25th of octobe
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Europe's most active volcano, Italy's Mount Etna, erupted on Sunday (Aug. 13) after weeks of puffing out odd smoke rings. Here is how it looked from space.