Flights will be suspended until at least 2pm local time (1200 GMT), as hundreds of travellers remain stranded. Published On 14 Aug 202614 Aug 2026 Continuing volcanic activity from Mount Etna has forced the closure of Sicily’s busiest airport. Authorities at Vincenzo Bellini Airport said on Friday that flights will remain suspended until at least … Read more
A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the fifth time this year. It is Sundhnukagigar’s most powerful eruption since the volcanic system became active three years ago. The fiery spectacle began shortly after the end of an eight-week-long eruption that occurred between Hagafell and Stora-Skogfell on the same Reykjanes peninsula. The lava fountains reached … Read more
The Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland has been bracing for a volcanic eruption for days. Cracks appeared in the earth over the weekend, and steam is pouring out from deep below ground. The Icelandic Met Office warns of a “significant risk” of an eruption in the days ahead, and it pinpoints the town of Grindavik, … Read more