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Iceland’s chief ‘lava cooler’ is bracing for the next eruption

Helgi Hjorleifsson leads efforts using barriers and massive hoses to cool lava flows that threaten to destroy Grindavik, a power plant, and the Blue Lagoon, amid record magma inflow.

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GRINDAVIK, Iceland — As a swarm of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions began to rip through southwestern Iceland in late 2023, a firefighter named Helgi Hjorleifsson jumped into action.

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Iceland’s chief ‘lava cooler’ is bracing for the next eruption

GRINDAVIK, Iceland — As a swarm of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions began to rip through southwestern Iceland in late 2023, a firefighter named Helgi Hjorleifsson jumped into action.

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald broke the news in on Monday, March 16, 2026.
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