Iceland may spray water on lava to save town

Reykjavik (AFP) Nov 22, 2023

Icelandic authorities on Wednesday said they were considering pumping water onto any lava that spews out if a volcanic eruption threatens the evacuated town of Grindavik. Authorities would use the water to cool and divert the flow of lava to protect the fishing port of 4,000 people on Iceland's southern Reykjanes peninsula. Residents were ordered out on November 11 after magma shifting