Eruption Begun on Reykjanes Peninsula

A volcanic eruption began on the Reykjanes peninsula today at 4:40 PM.

Smoke is rising from the slopes of Litli Hrútur and magma has breached the surface, according to nature hazard specialist Kristín Elísa Guðmundsdóttir with the Icelandic Met Office.

Due to the current placement of the webcam, the eruption site is not currently visible. People are asked to stay away from the eruption site until response teams have arrived.

This is a developing situation. This article will be updated.

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

I buried my grandmother last Tuesday. At her wake, my cousin’s husband Einar Sveinn Jónsson began telling us how he first learned of the eruption. He was hosting a dinner party at his home on the outskirts of Grindavík when his phone rang.