Fagradalsfjall, Iceland
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Seeing the sheer power of Earth up close has lured people to Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall volcano, which has erupted multiple times in 2023. Set in an isolated position on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the active volcano poses little threat to people or infrastructure but it is an electrifying sight. In 2021, the opening of a 1,640-foot-long (500m) fissure marked what was the first eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula in over 800 years.
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Expert-led helicopter and hiking tours take people to witness this volcano erupt from a safe (but close) vantage point. Unpredictable and hard to reach, volcanoes are fraught with dangers from toxic gases and, of course, the risk of eruption. The deaths of several people at New Zealand’s White Island, a popular tourist destination, in 2019 brought the dangers of volcano tourism sharply into focus.