A volcanic fissure once again burst open near Iceland's Blue Lagoon, a popular geothermal spa, on Nov. 20, 2024. This #Landsat 9 satellite image from Nov. 24 is overlaid with an infrared signal to help distinguish the lava’s heat signature. https://t.co/2wuj8RTTJs 🌋 pic.twitter.com/KQkc7oh9mN — NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) November 27, 2024

Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula experienced another volcanic eruption on November 20, 2024, affecting major transport routes and nearing the popular Blue Lagoon spa. Prompt evacuations were executed as lava flows were captured in stunning satellite imagery.

Iceland's famous geothermal spa Blue Lagoon is to review seismic activity this week after another volcanic eruption in the area

The resort said it has evacuated visitors and suspended operations across its facilities as a precautionary measure at least through Nov. 24.

Though the eruption is “significantly smaller” than the last eruption, experts said the latest volcanic activity can still “cause problems.”

Images snapped from space reveal lava streaming from a fissure in the ground in the area's seventh volcanic eruption within a year.

Iceland’s Blue Lagoon thermal spa has been forced to close as lava from a fresh volcanic eruption reached its car park. The Icelandic Met Office confirmed that lava has never flowed this in the southwest of the country. The eruption began late on Wednesday, creating a 3km-wide fissure, with lava flowing at a rate of 100 metres per hour.