February 13, 2024
Iceland’s government has agreed to buy all residential properties in the fishing town of Grindavik, which has become uninhabitable after three volcanic eruptions rocked the region in the last two months. Grindavik has been subject to repeated seismic activity since …
December 21, 2023
A volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula sent lava flowing through a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) crack in the Earth’s crust. The eruption began in earnest on Monday and occurred near the evacuated fishing town of GrindavĂk, with lava shooting into the …
December 3, 2020
Howden Broking, the international insurance broker, announced the opening of a branch office in Reykjavik, Iceland. The office is the first to be established by an international broker in the country, said London-based Howden in a statement. Having worked with …
May 27, 2011
No significant disruptions of air traffic are expected in Europe in coming days as a result of volcanic activity, Eurocontrol said Thursday. The air traffic agency said activity from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano has declined sharply. “As a result, there are …
May 23, 2011
An eruption by Iceland’s most active volcano put Europe on high alert on Monday as a billowing ash cloud drifted towards Scotland and threatened to shut down airports across the northern edge of the continent. Northern Europe looked set to …