one long volcano

Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull eruption, Photo by Ragnar AxelssonThis volcano, Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull eruption, is a fissure more than one-half mile in length. Will the crack lengthen? Will the fissure cause flooding by spreading under the ice? Iceland wants to know.

Yes, much ‘suspenseful concern’ about fountains of lava near a field of glaciers.