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REYKJANES, ICELAND - AUGUST 22: (----EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT - ' ALMANNAVARNADEILD (ICELAND CIVIL DEFENSE) / HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS----) An aerial view of Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula volcanic eruption as it has seen its sixth eruption since December 2023, with lava spewing from a new fissure as seismic activity continues, according to press reports, at Sundhnukur in Reykjanes peninsula, Iceland on August 22, 2024. Reykjanes Peninsula experienced the eruption late Thursday night, following a series of earthquakes, the largest recorded at a magnitude of 4.The eruption began at 9:26 p.m. local time, with lava bursting from a fissure that initially measured 1.4 kilometers (nearly 0.9 miles) but quickly extended to 3.9 kilometers (over 2.42 miles) within 40 minutes, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO). (Photo by Almannavarnadeild/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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