External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met with former Iceland President and Chairman of the Arctic Circle Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and discussed the activities of the Arctic Circle. In a post on X, Jaishankar expressed his pleasure in meeting Grimsson and wrote, “Pleased to meet the former President of Iceland and Chairman of @_Arctic_Circle…
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Around 3,400 residents of a small Icelandic fishing village were ordered to evacuate earlier this month after the country’s meteorological officials warned of a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic eruption in the coming days. Since then, the country has been on high alert and experiencing hundreds of earthquakes a day. Researchers say the probability of…
LONDON (AP) — Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after increasing concern about a potential volcanic eruption caused civil defense authorities to declare a state of emergency in the region. Police decided to evacuate Grindavik after recent seismic activity in the area moved south toward the town and monitoring…