*[Enwl-eng] Inside Iceland's volcano red alert

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+ Lord Byron is not your diet guru ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
      Earth scientists on why Iceland is on high alert 
      A swarm of earthquakes on Iceland's southern Reykjanes peninsula last week has put locals on high alert. Communities have been evacuated and a volcanic eruption is expected. It's unlikely to cause the pan-European chaos of the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption but the local impact could be significant. 

      Iceland has an exceptionally advanced monitoring system, so scientists have been able to track the subterranean build-up of magma in some detail. Two earth science professors explain here what they've seen that suggests something big is coming very soon. 

      Meanwhile, an eruption of the metaphorical kind is barely being contained in Spain, where prime minister Pedro Sánchez has made the extraordinary decision to offer amnesty to the Catalan separatists who attempted to hold their own referendum on independence.  Among them is Carles Puigdemont, who has agreed to support the formation of a Sánchez-led government in exchange for being let off the multiple charges against him for organising the vote. The deal is an attempt to resolve the instability caused by July's inconclusive election result but only seems to have caused anger among the public. 

      A researcher who has been sampling the waters of lakes in the Pyrenees for over a decade reports this week on why they are turning green. Over the course of that time, algae has spread across these bodies of water. There are four coinciding explanations for its damaging preponderance. 

      Construction of the European Southern Observatory's most exciting astronomy project ever is progressing well. The aptly named Extremely Large Telescope is based in Chile and will contain what our correspondent calls "the largest, most perfect reflecting surface ever made". You can find out what such power will enable stargazers to do in practice in this update. 

      Looking for a job is a real slog. It comes with all the admin of having a job —filling out applications, drafting cover letters — but you don’t get paid and you are pretty likely to come up against disheartening rejection. The solution to coping with this, according to the experts, is to take your downtime seriously. Essentially, refresh your brain before you refresh your resumé for the hundredth time.

      And please, please, don't take dieting tips from Lord Byron.

      - Laura Hood, Senior Politics Editor and Assistant Editor, The Conversation UK

       
      Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far
      Evidence suggests magma is close to the surface in south-west Iceland, prompting evacuations.

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