REYKJAVIK: A volcano erupted on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula in the southwest on Wednesday (July 16), marking the ninth such event in the region since late 2023, according to weather authorities. Live footage showed lava spewing from a fissure in the ground, with the Icelandic Met Office saying the eruption began just before 4am local time (12pm, Singapore time). Later in the day, the weather agency reported that the main fissure stretched approximately 2.4km, and a second smaller fissure of