Iceland, volcanic eruption and Blue Lagoon geothermal spa
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The eruption occurred in the early hours of July 16. Officials say lava is flowing towards uninhabited areas and is not an immediate danger to those nearby
A lava-spewing fissure has opened up along Iceland's Sundhnúkur crater row as the Reykjanes peninsula experiences another volcanic eruption.
The concept isn’t hypothetical. Tephra layers in Icelandic peat cores show that eruptions soared six-fold between 12,000 and 10,000 years ago —exactly when
A founding NATO member, Iceland has relied mainly on America for its defence. But as Europe rearms and the Americans call out laggards, it is feeling the heat. “They are putting pressure on us,” admits Thorgedur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, the foreign minister. Iceland has spent just 0.2% of its GDP on defence in recent years.