Iceland volcano: What will happen if it erupts?

What will happen if the Iceland volcano finally erupts? | LIVE updates: Could we artificially start an eruption? | 4,000-year-old tomb may contain Norway's 1st farmers Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 17, 2023 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](  [] Top Science News [] [What will happen if the Iceland volcano finally erupts?]( (Getty Images) [What will happen if the Iceland volcano finally erupts?]( Experts have warned that an underground magma tunnel between a pair of Icelandic towns could erupt at any moment. But what will this eruption look like? And how far-reaching will its effects be? [Read More]( [] [LIVE updates: Could we artificially start an eruption?]( Latest updates on the imminent volcanic eruption in Iceland, which threatens local towns and the famous Blue Lagoon spa resort following a series of earthquakes and the appearance of sinkholes. Full Story: [Live Science]( (11/16) [] History & Archaeology [] [4,000-year-old tomb may contain Norway's 1st farmers]( (University Museum of Bergen) [4,000-year-old tomb may contain Norway's 1st farmers]( Archaeologists in Norway have discovered a stone-lined tomb from the late Neolithic that holds the remains of at least five people. [Read More]( [] Space [] [The 'BOAT' scrambled Earth's upper atmosphere]( (ESA/ATG Europe; CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO) [The 'BOAT' scrambled Earth's upper atmosphere]( Dubbed the "brightest of all time," or the BOAT, a gamma-ray burst detected in 2022 continues to astound astronomers, revealing severe effects in Earth's atmosphere. [Read More]( [] Space Exploration [] [Astronauts accidentally drop tool bag during spacewalk]( (NASA/JSC) [Astronauts accidentally drop tool bag during spacewalk]( A tool bag that gave astronauts the slip during a spacewalk at the International Space Station is surprisingly bright and can be seen from Earth with binoculars. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Kids' use of melatonin 'exceedingly common']( (Joe Raedle / Staff via Getty Images) [Kids' use of melatonin 'exceedingly common']( Researchers have raised concerns about the high number of kids and preteens consistently taking melatonin, because the long-term safety of the sleep aid has not been well-studied. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] What is the likely cause of 'alien' spherules dredged from the Pacific Ocean? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [Metal brought up from Earth's crust.]( [Vote]( [Industrial pollution from burning coal.]( [Vote]( [Pieces of an interstellar meteor.]( [Vote]( [Aliens, it's obviously aliens.](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036