Iceland's Ongoing Battle with Volcanic Eruptions: Satellite Monitoring and Resident Relocation

Satellite imagery from the European Space Agency's Sentinel-2 satellite has captured the lava flow from the Svartsengi volcano system in Iceland, threatening the town of Grindavík. The town, with just 3,800 residents, has faced constant evacuations and mini-earthquakes due to the volcanic eruptions. The Icelandic Met Office has warned of the continued likelihood of new eruptive fissures opening without warning, as magma accumulation continues. Iceland's position above a chain of volcanoes in the north Atlantic makes it prone to such eruptions, with previous eruptions, such as the 2010 Eyjafjallajokull eruption, being visible from space.