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Volcano Eruption Closes Iceland’s Blue Lagoon for Second Time in a Month

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The recent eruption in the Reykjanes peninsula prompted emergency warnings and threatened the hot water supply to 20,000 people.

An aerial view shows lava after volcano eruption northeast of Sylingarfell, near Grindavik, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland early Thursday, February 8, 2024.
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