Volcano erupts on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula

Volcano erupts in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula, expelling lava and smoke after seismic activity prompts evacuation. Fissure, 15 kilometers long, formed underground last month. Evacuation order for Grindavík and nearby settlements. In the first two hours, hundreds of cubic meters of lava released per second; eruption duration uncertain, depends on magma supply. Bárðarbunga erupted in 2014, covering 84 square kilometers; Fagradalsfjall erupted in 2021. Eyjafjallajökull's 2010 eruption, involving glacial ice, explained by Lionel Wilson, Emeritus Professor at Lancaster University.