Tag: Weather

[ad_1] Topline A volcano erupted in southwest Iceland on Monday, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said, after weeks of earthquake swarms led to the evacuation of a nearby fishing town and closure of the country’s world-renowned Blue Lagoon. A volcanic eruption began on Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an … [+] earthquake swarm, Iceland’s Meteorological Office reported. Photo by Kristin Elisabet Gunnarsdottir / AFP via Getty Images Key Facts The eruption occurred at 10:17 p.m. local time about two and a half miles northeast of Grindavik, a town of around 3,600 people who were evacuated from ... Read more

[ad_1] Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes and businesses were damaged in multiple cities. Three people, including a child, were killed after an apparent tornado struck Montgomery County north of Nashville near the Kentucky state line, county officials said in a news release. And the Nashville Emergency Operation Center said in a post on a social media account that three people were killed by severe storms in a neighborhood just north of downtown. Meanwhile, another 23 people were treated for injuries at hospitals in Montgomery ... Read more