Fridrik Olafsson, a chess grandmaster who helped make his native Iceland a bastion of the game, in part by defeating four world champions, including Bobby Fischer, the dominant American player, died on Friday in Reykjavík, the country’s capital. He was 90. The death, in a hospital, was announced by the International Chess Federation, the game’s…
A volcano in southwestern Iceland, dormant for eight centuries before roaring back to life, has now erupted for the seventh time since December, sending molten lava flowing towards the Blue Lagoon spa, a popular tourist attraction. Molten lava has been spilling onto roads, cutting off access and creeping dangerously close to nearby homes. The fiery…
Southwest Iceland witnessed its seventh volcanic eruption in a year, resulting in evacuations of nearby villages and tourist areas. Since March 2021, heightened seismic activity has marked a new phase after eight centuries of dormancy. The video explains various volcanic eruptions and their characteristics based on magma composition and viscosity. Source link