• Iceland has declared a state of emergency and initiated the evacuation of a coastal town, citing a “significant likelihood” of a volcanic eruption in the coming days.
• The Icelandic Meteorological Office has reported intense earthquake swarms in the southwestern part of the country in recent weeks, likely linked to the movement of underground magma around the Reykjanes Peninsula.
• The heightened seismic activity has led authorities to evacuate all 3,400 residents from the town of Grindavik on Saturday. The U.S. Embassy in Iceland, issuing its own volcano alert on Friday, noted seismic activity causing ruptures on the primary road to Grindavik.

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