The Modern Reykjanes Fires

Paul Berry has been keeping an eye on the recent volcanic activity on the Reykjanes peninsula.

'Reyk' means smoke and there's no smoke without fire...

As Paul says, this part of Iceland was last active back in the 1200s, a period that became known as ‘The Reykjanes Fires’, and the name could perhaps be used again for these modern events.

Check out the latest update on Paul's blog.