A volcanic eruption on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula creates a spectacular spectacle of lava.

The Scandinavian country, which sits above a volcanic hotspot in the North Atlantic Ocean, experiences an eruption every four to five years.

One of the most devastating events was the 2010 eruption of Eyjafjallajökull, which sent huge clouds of ash into the atmosphere and led to widespread airspace closures over Europe.

However, the Reykjanes Peninsula eruption is not expected to spew that much ash into the air, allowing people to enjoy the mesmerizing views.

A live broadcast shows molten rock spewing from cracks in the ground about 50 kilometers southwest of the capital Reykjavík.

The sky above the fishing village of Grindavik and surrounding villages has turned bright orange, yellow and even purple in some places.

A crack in the Earth’s surface can be seen from a distance, which was about three kilometers long but is still growing rapidly.

As dangerous as it is, the natural phenomenon is difficult for people to resist.

“It’s just something out of a movie!” said Robert Donald Forrester, a tourist from the US.

But Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson, a scientist who flew over the site this morning on board a Coast Guard research flight, warned people that it was not a tourist attraction and that they should view it from a great distance.

He added that the intensity of the eruption was expected to continue to decrease, but scientists had no idea how long it could last.

“It could be over in a week, or it could take a little longer,” he said.

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