Credit: Iceland Coast Guard/Civil Protection in Iceland/Cover Images These images and video show a volcanic fissure in south-west Iceland that has resulted in tourists and residents being evacuated.

If the theory is proven correct, the consequences could be enormous, spelling a much more risky, explosive future.

JAKARTA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A volcano in Indonesia's East Java province erupted on Saturday, spewing ash and smoke as high as an estimated 5.6 kilometres into the sky, according to data from the ...