A volcano in southwestern Iceland erupted Thursday evening for the sixth time since December, spewing red lava through a new fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The eruption began shortly after 9 pm local time (11 pm CEST) following a series of strong earthquakes and within the hour, a 4-kilometre fissure cut through the Sundhnúkur crater. Iceland authorities say the eruption’s effects remain localised with road closures but do not threaten the population. Halldór Björnsson, head of weather and climate at the Norwegian Meteorological Agency, told the Icelandic news portal Vísir that unlike pre…