Iceland's Battle to Safeguard Power Plant Amid Looming Volcanic Threat

Iceland is taking preventive measures to protect a power plant that supplies electricity and hot water to 30,000 people as the country awaits a possible volcanic eruption. The plant is being fortified to safeguard infrastructure, and residents of the evacuated town most at risk are allowed to gather personal belongings. Tens of thousands of earthquakes have been reported in the Reykjanes Peninsula, and a nine-mile-long underground river of magma is moving under Grindavik. While the intensity of seismic activity has decreased, officials continue to warn of a potential eruption. The eruption would be highly localized, and the likelihood of disruptions to air travel is currently low.