A Volcano in Iceland Erupts

On Monday, December 18, 2023 a volcano erupted about four kilometers (2.5 miles) away from a town called Grindavik in southwestern Iceland, the land of fire and ice. The region around the volcano was evacuated weeks ago as a precaution when seismic activity increased and started to cause some damage to local homes. The eruption created a lengthy fissure in the ground, which is about four kilometers long, but it has been weakening since the ground opened. As of December 20 at 17:00 UTC, the Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO) noted that, “he vigor of the…