Lava is once again spilling from the volcano in southwest Iceland, only this time it is igniting moss fires.
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In southwest Iceland, in early August 2022, another volcanic eruption began on a fissure swarm that last year awakened from nearly a millennia of quiet.
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Lava flows from the Icelandic volcano were estimated to cover a total area of 3 square kilometers, three months after the eruption began.
The landscape around the volcano in Iceland changes daily, as lava piles up and spreads across valley floors.
Waves in the atmosphere can form for a variety of reasons, from rugged topography to the collision of air masses.
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Lava from the volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula lights up clouds from below.
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In an eruption not far from Reykjavik, lava poured from spatter cones along a new fissure on Reykjanes peninsula.
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