Saturday, the entire coastal town of Grindavik, Iceland was evacuated. That's because over the weekend, the country experienced nearly 2,000 earthquakes within 48 hours. And they've kept coming since then – in swarms. Scientists think the quakes are indicative of magma moving closer to the surface in the country's southwestern peninsula and that a local volcano could erupt at any moment. Today on the show, host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1082526815/regina-g-barber">Regina G. Barber</a> talks to volcanologist <a href="https://carnegiescience.edu/dr-diana-c-roman-0">Diana Roman</a> about the science behind these earthquakes. Got science to share? Email us at <a href="mailto:Mailto:shortwave@npr.org">shortwave@npr.org</a>.

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