00:00A volcano has erupted once again in Iceland, sending molten lava bursting through a half-mile-long
00:05crack in the Earth's surface. Tourists and locals were rushed to safety as glowing rivers of lava
00:11lit up the sky near the capital. This latest eruption tore open a fissure up to 1,000 meters
00:16long with barely any warning. Smoke billowed and lava surged, but luckily no homes or infrastructure
00:22are in immediate danger. The iconic Blue Lagoon Spa and the nearby town of Grindavík were evacuated
00:28fast. Grindavík has already been nearly empty since last year, when a similar eruption forced
00:33thousands out. Flights at Reykjavík's Keflavík Airport? Still running smoothly. Iceland's
00:39Reykjanes Peninsula has now seen over a dozen eruptions since 2021. And experts warn, this
00:45could continue for decades, or even centuries. Unlike explosive volcanic events, these are
00:51called fissure eruptions, lava pours from long cracks, not giant craters. For now, the lava's
00:57path is contained, but Icelanders know nature here never sleeps. And the next eruption might
01:03already be on its way.
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