Iceland's Volcanic Eruption: Unpredictable Fury and Lava Flows

A volcano erupted in southern Iceland on Saturday night, with lava fountains bursting out of the ground and a nearly two-mile-long fissure opening up on the Reykjanes Peninsula, prompting the authorities to declare a state of emergency. The eruption occurred near the town of Grindavik, the Svartsengi Power Plant, and the Blue Lagoon, leading to evacuations and concerns about the impact on local infrastructure. The Icelandic Meteorological Office received indications of a possible eruption only about 40 minutes before it happened, and meteorologists have expressed concerns about the potential impact of the lava flow reaching the North Atlantic.