Iceland is home to 32 active volcanic sites, and its history is punctuated with eruptions, some of them catastrophic. The 1783 eruption of Laki spewed a toxic cloud over Europe, killing tens of thousands of people and sparking famine when crops failed. Like about half of Iceland’s volcanoes, it lies under glacial ice hundreds of metres thick. But Iceland’s volcanoes remain potentially lethal. Like almost everyone in Iceland, Olafsson wants tourists to see his country as safe and welcoming — but to stay alert.

Source: thestar November 26, 2016 05:02 UTC