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Another Volcanic Eruption Hits Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula

A volcano erupted near Grindavík in southwest Iceland, less than a month after a previous eruption. Beginning on Sunday morning, the event prompted town evacuations, with barriers built to prevent lava flow proving ineffective. The Icelandic Meteorological Office reported a crack in the defenses, and lava is advancing towards Grindavík. The civil protection agency raised the alert level to “emergency.”…