Icelandic authorities are rushing to block volcanic lava from reaching a power plant near an erupting volcano. The volcanic eruption in the Icelandic town of Grindavík is ongoing, with lava posing a ...

20 May 2021. Fjóla Guðrún Sigtryggsdóttir is shown studying the lava field upstream of the dams, with the Fagradalsfjall volcano in the background. It had been dormant for 800 years, but in March 2021 ...

Researchers develop a tool for measuring the viscosity of lava that could increase our understanding of molten rock as well as better improve models of its movement, giving authorities crucial ...