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Iceland's Volcanoes Erupt After 800 Years: A New Source for Clean Energy?

A new Volcanic era has emerged in Southwest Iceland and upended many lives in its wake. Despite the violent and long-lasting nature of these eruptions, it might hold the key for a new future. An audacious plan is underway to drill directly into a magma chamber, hundreds of miles Northeast at a volcanic caldera called Krafla. This is to source clean energy that can power people’s lives.