An Iceland volcano spews red streams of lava toward an evacuated town [Video]

A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Wednesday for the fifth time since December, spewing red lava that once again threatened the coastal town of Grindavik and led to the evacuation of the popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa.The eruption began in the early afternoon following a series of earthquakes north of the town of 3,800 people that was largely evacuated in December when the volcano came to life after centuries of dormancy and put on an impressive show of nature’s power.In the video player above: Aerial images provided by the Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management show the volcano spewing lavaAlthough activity began to calm down by early evening, the eruption was estimated to be the area’s most vigorous so far, as lava shot 165 feet into the sky from a fissure that grew to 2.1 miles in length, the Icelandic Meteorological Office said.Barriers built to protect Grindavik deflected …