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A strong burst of nearly 4000 earthquakes occurs in Iceland, causing an increased risk of a new volcanic eruption as we head into August

A powerful earthquake swarm has begun on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland. Nearly 4000 earthquakes have been detected in the first 24 hours, with the activity …

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Polar Vortex gives no rest for the North Atlantic as a New Monster Storm Franklin heads for Ireland and UK on Sunday, followed by another Bomb Cyclone for Iceland on Monday

Hundreds of trees were uprooted, containers in ports flipped, at least 12 fatalities, and multiple injured residents. That’s the toll of a historic Storm Eunice, …

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After a Record Winter Storm Landon in North America, the Polar Vortex now drags the same system towards Iceland, becoming the Most Intense Bomb Cyclone of the year next Monday

A historic Winter storm Landon has brought record snow and damaging freezing rain in parts of the U.S. and Canada on Friday, the system is …

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North Atlantic Churns the Most Intense Storm of the Winter Season 2021/22, Rapidly Intensifying Bomb Cyclone will peak around 930 mbar as it heads for Iceland on Thursday

After windstorm Barra which hit western Europe through early December, North Atlantic is now developing another powerful extratropical low – a bomb cyclone. It will …

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Volcano Watch: After an earthquake swarm, a large explosive volcano in Iceland is now on a raised alert level, with a high eruption risk

Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland is on an increased alert, after an earthquake swarm and a subglacial flood. The available data shows that the volcano is …

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Sam, the Longest-Lived Storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season 2021 Heads Into the North Atlantic, Soon Taking an Extratropical Transition Before Impacting Iceland This Week

Hurricane Sam still looks pretty impressive storm, although it is now a Category 2. Sam missed Bermuda on Saturday and is now grazing deeper into …

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A Large Cold Pool from the North Atlantic heads towards Western Europe as Deep Cyclone Develops, a Massive Snow Blizzard Spread into Northern Iceland on Tuesday

September 2021 over Europe was a pretty dynamic month, bringing two events of a much colder air mass into eastern parts of the continent. This …

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