# There's a newly erupting volcano in Iceland

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**Created:** [December 19, 2023, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-newly-erupting-volcano-in-iceland/994795 "2023-12-19T00:29:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2023, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-newly-erupting-volcano-in-iceland/994795/3 "2023-12-19T03:58:21Z")

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I remember the footage from the Canary Island a couple years ago where the lava overtook incredibly large palm trees, basically cooking them from the bottom, and turned the contents of a big swimming pool to steam.

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