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Icelandic volcano erupts, lava flows into evacuated fishing town

Headline from East Idaho News, on the newest of 2 developments

Iceland (CNN) — A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland, sending molten lava into a nearby town and setting houses ablaze, authorities say, in the second eruption the area has seen in weeks. There was no immediate threat to the residents of Grindavik, a small fishing town, which is under evacuation o…

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  1. Lava approaches town as Icelandic volcano erupts

    Headline from ABC 7 Chicago ·

  2. Newest

    Icelandic volcano erupts, lava flows into evacuated fishing town

    Headline from East Idaho News ·

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  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Lava approaches town as Icelandic volcano erupts (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    A volcano erupted north of Grindavik, Iceland, just before 8 a.m. on Sunday morning, local officials said.

  2. Time

    Volcano Erupts in Iceland, Forcing Town Evacuation (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    A volcano has erupted in southwest Iceland. The lava is now flowing towards Grindavík, resulting in an evacuation.

  3. Delaware Public Media

    A volcano erupts in Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby town (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire.

  4. Newsweek

    Iceland hit by fresh volcano eruption (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    A volcano has erupted in the southwest of the country, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.

  5. Triblive

    Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire. The eruption, which began just before 8 a.m. local time, came after authorities evacuated the

  6. Valdosta Daily Times

    A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward a nearby settlement (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement. Iceland's Meteorological Office says the eruption

  7. WMUR

    Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward nearby settlement (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement.

  8. FOX 35 Orlando

    Iceland volcano erupts again: See photos, video of lava flowing toward nearby town (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The town's residents were previously evacuated from their homes in November following a series of earthquakes that led to cracks and openings in the earth.

  9. Newsweek

    Iceland volcano maps show danger areas after eruption (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The eruption came after a series of earthquakes near the town of Grindavik in southwest Iceland# on Sunday morning.

  10. Voice of America

    Volcano Erupts in Southwestern Iceland (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Eruption comes after a swarm of earthquakes near town of Grindavik, Icelandic Meteorological Office says

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    REYKJAVIK, Iceland >> A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted for the second time in less than a month on Sunday, sending lava snaking toward a nearby community and setting at least one home on fire.

  12. Green Field Reporter

    Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending lava flowing toward nearby settlement - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    LONDON (AP) — A volcano erupted in southwestern Iceland Sunday for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock toward a nearby settlement. The eruption just before 8 a.m. came after a swarm of earthquakes near the town of Grindavik, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.

  13. The Guardian

    Volcano erupts near Icelandic town, forcing evacuation of residents (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Seismic activity intensified overnight near town of Grindavik, in country’s fifth volcanic eruption in two years

  14. The Boston Globe

    Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sends lava flowing toward nearby settlement (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward a nearby settlement for the second time in less than a month.

  15. New York Times

    Volcano Erupts in Iceland After Series of Earthquakes (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The latest eruption happened along a row of volcanoes on the Reykjanes Peninsula, where a fissure opened up in December creating a river of lava.

  16. CBS News

    Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava toward town near country's main airport (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The eruption just before 8 a.m. Sunday came after a swarm of earthquakes near the town of Grindavik, and the community was evacuated overnight.

  17. The Daily Caller

    Volcano Erupts In Iceland, Spilling Lava Into Nearby Town And Destroying Homes, Video Shows (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A volcano erupted Sunday morning near a town in Iceland for the second time in less than a month, spewing lava into the town and destroying homes.

  18. Insider

    Hundreds of earthquakes cause volcano to erupt on the outskirts of an Icelandic fishing town (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Grindavík has been evacuated twice in the last month amid increased volcanic activity.

  19. Hot Air

    New: Iceland Volcano Erupts Near Capital, Tourist Destination Evacuated (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    Aerial footage from the Icelandic Coast Guard shows the proximity of the lava flow to the town of Grindavík. Measures are being taken to defend infrastructure. pic.twitter.com/fM0JEYetNA — Pres...

  20. Deutsche Welle

    Iceland: Reykjanes volcano erupts for 2nd time in weeks – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    A volcano erupted early Sunday morning on the southwestern Reykjanes peninsula after hundreds of earthquakes shook the region. Authorities were taken aback by the lava flow, as anti-lava walls began to collapse.

  21. ABC 7 New York

    Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    A volcano erupted north of Grindavik, Iceland, just before 8 a.m. on Sunday morning, local officials said.

  22. New York Post

    Volcano erupts in Iceland, posing risk to fishing town (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A volcano erupted early Sunday morning in southwest Iceland, forcing residents of a nearby fishing town to evacuate for the second time in a month as molten rock began to burst out of the ground.

  23. Forbes

    Iceland Volcano Erupts Again—Lava Reaches Evacuated Town (Photos) (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The volcano system on the Reykjanes Peninsula began erupting for a second time in less than a month, shortly after residents of the village of Grindavik began returning home.

  24. Christian Science Monitor

    Iceland volcano erupts again, threatening town of Grindavik (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    A volcano has erupted in southwestern Iceland for the second time in less than a month, sending semi-molten rock spewing toward the nearby settlement of Grindavik. Barriers built north of the evacuated town have been breached and lava is closing in.

  25. UPI

    Volcano erupts in Southwest Iceland for 2nd time in month, forcing evacuation of Grindavik (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    A volcano in Iceland's Southern Peninsula region erupted Sunday for the second time in a month, creating cracks in the ground and unleashing massive lava flows that forced the evacuation of a nearby fishing town.

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