Hekla volcano, South Iceland, is a great tourist attraction. But hiking up the mountain comes with a risk, as outdoor enthusiast Einar...

Braided glacial rivers in SE Iceland, Skeiðarársandur and Öræfajökull on a LANDSAT-8 image (7.1.2019) by USGS & NASA. Source:...

A 3D and rotatable model of Iceland's highest volcano Öræfajökull can be viewed at: http://atlas.lmi.is/3dmodel/Oraefa_w_Names/Oraefa_201...

A strong sulphur smell has been noticed in the vicinity of Sólheimajökull glacier in South Iceland, the Icelandic Met Office reports. No...

Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland, finds little probability that the massive disaster in 536, which threw...

Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he's got an answer: "536." Not 1349, when the Black...

Today (November 14) marks 55 years since the Surtsey volcanic eruption. More accurately, it is 55 years since the eruption was first...

The activity of Öræfajökull is now typical of volcanic eruptions. After the consultation meetings with the Icelandic Meteorological...

Measurements at Öræfajökull volcano indicate that magma is collecting in a magma chamber under the glacier on top of the volcano, RÚV...

Today, 12 October, is the 100-year anniversary of the 1918 eruption of Katla. The volcano is considered one of the most hazardous of...

A sharp earthquake swarm was detected in Öræfajökull, one of Iceland's most powerful volcanoes. More than two dozen tremors have been...

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Katla, a giant volcano hidden beneath the ice cap of Mýrdalsjökull glacier, is busy filling its magma chambers, new research confirms. An...

Jökulhlaups in the river Skaftá are sourced from two subglacial lakes, formed due to persistent geothermal activity beneath Vatnajökull....

GPS measurements from the eastern Skaftá cauldron on Vatnajökull show that the ice-shelf above the lake is lowering. This is an early...

Current position of Öræfajökull: There are clear signs of turbulence in Öræfajökull, but the mountain has expanded, at least from the...

An enormous landslide on Fagraskógarfjall mountain in Hítardalur in West Iceland took place early on Saturday morning, flooding a...

According to the University of Iceland, water is draining from the Grímsvötn subglacial lake. The ice shelf has subsided approx. 5 m....

Data: The Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program; Chart: Lazaro Gamio/Axios #volcano #Krakatoa #graphic

Two tourists sent an emergency signal last night at Vatnajöull glacier. They were caught in an avalanche on Grímsfjall and SAR teams...