Iceland volcano emits smoke and glowing lava in 12th eruption since 2021

A volcano erupted on Wednesday in southwest Iceland, authorities said, with live media images showing it belched smoke and dramatic flows of glowing hot yellow and orange lava, the latest in a series of outbreaks near the capital in recent years.
Often referred to as a land of ice and fire, the North Atlantic island nation with its many glaciers and volcanoes has now experienced a dozen eruptions since geological systems on its Reykjanes peninsula reactivated in 2021.
Magma forced through the earth’s crust opened a massive fissure of length between 700 m and 1,000 m, Iceland’s meteorological office said, with the first signs of the eruption giving scant warning.
“(It does) not threaten any infrastructure at this time,” the office said in a statement. “Based on GPS measurements and deformation signals, it is likely that this was a relatively small eruption.”
Flights at Keflavik airport in the capital of Reykjavik were not affected, its web page showed.