Tipping Point Quick Hits (3.25.21)

Long-dormant volcano erupts in Iceland

On Friday, March 19, magma beneath the Fagradalsfjall shield volcano began breaking through the earth’s surface near Reykjavik, Iceland. By Sunday, the eruption was fully underway.

The eruption represented the first in that part of Iceland in nearly 800 years. Mount Fagradalsfjall itself had lain dormant for 6,000 y…