Iceland has become a popular travel destination and a favoured location for Earth and environmental science fieldwork. Iceland’s volcanoes periodically feature in news headlines and events over the last ten years remind us that Icelandic volcanic activity can have transboundary impacts with disruptions to modern society. This article reviews recent Icelandic volcanic activity and uses it as a frame with which to highlight some historic eruptions, volcanic hazards and their impacts. The article also considers some of the challenges associated with securing reliable information and managing risks from Iceland’s volcanoes, particularly in the context of research on the potential impacts of future volcanic eruptions.

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女巫、荒地和地狱之门：冰岛的火山及其危害

冰岛已成为一个受欢迎的旅游目的地和地球和环境科学实地考察的首选地点。冰岛火山定期出现在新闻头条和过去十年的事件中，提醒我们冰岛火山活动可能产生跨界影响，对现代社会造成破坏。本文回顾了冰岛最近的火山活动，并以此为框架来突出一些历史性的喷发、火山灾害及其影响。本文还考虑了与获取可靠信息和管理冰岛火山风险相关的一些挑战，特别是在研究未来火山爆发的潜在影响的背景下。