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mbl.is,  24 September 2018 6:39 PM
Rain and possible flooding tomorrow morning in Reykjavik and surroundings
The weather forecast on Tuesday morning. Strong winds and considerable rain is expected tomorrow morning with the greatest amount of rain around 20 - 30 km west of Reykjavik. more

mbl.is,  24 September 2018 3:59 PM
Strætó bus routes now on Google Maps
You can now find the Strætó, Icelandic bus routes on Google Maps. Google Maps public transport systems feature data from 18 thousand cities worldwide. more

mbl.is,  24 September 2018 11:50 AM
Volcanologist unhappy about Sunday Times Katla report
Katla, Iceland's most notorious volcano. Volcanologist Evgenia Ilyinskaya is very unhappy about a Sunday Times article which appeared this weekend titled "Giant Iceland Katla about to erupt." more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 September 2018 11:08 AM
Icelandic Gov’t To Launch Campaign Encouraging Tourists To Not Buy Bottled Water
In an effort to try and reduce plastic waste, the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources and the Environment... more

Iceland Review,  24 September 2018 11:00 AM
Idea that Iceland Has No Class Divisions a Myth, Says Sociologist
Although it’s often said that Iceland is a country without significant class divisions, a sociologist who has been studying this phenomenon for years says this is far from the truth. more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 September 2018 10:18 AM
No, Katla Is Not About To Erupt
Despite what you may have seen in the more lurid headlines circulating, Katla, one of Iceland’s most famous volcanoes, is... more

mbl.is,  24 September 2018 10:01 AM
Storms today in South Iceland
The weather today, Monday. Today there is heavy rain and strong wind in South Iceland and the capital area and people are advised to clear drains to prevent flooding. more

Iceland Review,  24 September 2018 10:00 AM
Two Icelanders Medal at Judo Competition for Juniors
Two Icelanders, Úlfur Böðvarsson and Árni Lund, medaled this year’s Swedish Open judo competition for Juniors and Cadets. more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 September 2018 9:41 AM
Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson: The Voice Of Iceland
If you were to make a list of pivotal players in the Icelandic music scene, the name Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson, also... more

Iceland Review,  24 September 2018 9:00 AM
Brits Could Learn From Icelandic Fishing Expertise, Says Minister
Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs says that Iceland is prepared to lend the UK a hand in developing a fisheries policy. more

Iceland Review,  23 September 2018 3:00 PM
Thomas Møller Olsen Appeals for Reduced Sentence in Birna Case
Olsen is petitioning for his sentence to be reduced, redirecting the blame for Birna’s murder to his shipmate. more

Iceland Review,  23 September 2018 1:30 PM
Speculations on Imminent Katla Eruption Were Premature, Says Geophysicist
A recent publication identifies Katla as a “a globally important source of atmospheric carbon dioxide,” but an Icelandic geophysics professor says that the only real conclusion that can be drawn from this is that more research is needed. more

mbl.is,  22 September 2018 9:55 AM
Beautiful autumn weather this weekend
The weather today, Saturday. Today is a wonderful day for going to the countryside to observe autumn hues in Icelandic nature. Clear skies and sunshine are expected in South and West Iceland today, Saturday. more

Iceland Review,  22 September 2018 9:00 AM
Ed Sheeran to Perform First Concert in Iceland
Ed’s performance in Iceland will be on Saturday, August 10 at Laugardalsvöllur. more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  21 September 2018 12:54 PM
VIDEO: Daring Early-Morning Heist Liberates Sex Doll From Captivity
A sex shop that was broken into and robbed last February has been struck again, in a daring early-morning act... more

Iceland Review,  21 September 2018 12:00 PM
Film Course Aims to Give Young People a 'Space Where They Can Be Free'
"I hope to be able to offer young filmmakers and video artists a space where they can be free from everything else that is going on in their lives and that they have no control over. Space where they can express themselves among similarly minded people and help Iceland’s fantastic film scene grow and flourish.” more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  21 September 2018 11:01 AM
Word Of The Issue: Olnbogabarn
Anyone who has more than one child and says they love them all equally is lying, as anyone with siblings... more

Iceland Review,  21 September 2018 11:00 AM
Prime Minister Turns Down US Naval Invitation
Per the platform of the Left-Green party to which Katrín belongs, Iceland should resign from NATO and stop allowing military training exercises to take place in the country. more

Iceland Review,  21 September 2018 10:00 AM
Bill Proposes End to State Monopoly on Alcohol
This is the fifth time that a bill of this kind has been submitted for parliamentary consideration. more

mbl.is,  21 September 2018 9:49 AM
First winter snow in Mount Esja
Snow in Mount Esja this morning. Inhabitants of Reykjavik may have noticed a covering of white on Mount Esja this morning, a sure sign of the changing seasons. more

Iceland Review,  21 September 2018 9:00 AM
'Woman at War' Goes to the Oscars
The movie centers around a "committed undercover eco-terrorist trying to save Iceland’s natural landscapes from industrialist destruction" whose plans are complicated "...when a long-desired child becomes available for adoption." more

mbl.is,  20 September 2018 5:54 PM
Brew Dog bar and brewery opens in Reykjavik on Friday
Scottish craft beer company Brew Dog is opening a bar in Hverfisgata, Reykjavik tomorrow, Friday. more

mbl.is,  20 September 2018 5:12 PM
Birna murder case soon back to court
Thomas Olsen at the Reykjanes district court last year. He was sentenced to 19 years in prison. Thomas Møller Ol­sen, who was sentenced to nineteen years imprisonment for the murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir in January last year and for a drug smuggling offence will be appearing before the Icelandic national court to whom he appealed the case. more

mbl.is,  20 September 2018 3:28 PM
Reykjavik: Rent goes up, real estate goes down
The index for rental prices in the capital area went up by 2.9 percent in August at the same time that real estate prices went down by 0.1 percent according to new figures published by the National Registry. This is the biggest difference betwen months since measurements began. more

mbl.is,  20 September 2018 1:56 PM
MP's oppose military practices to take place in Iceland this autumn
Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir,MP for the Left Green Alliance. "There's nothing positive about military practices," said MP Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir, MP for the Left Green Alliance at Parliament yesterday. Árnadóttir and fellow MP for the Left Greens Kolbeinn Óttarson Proppé spoke in opposition of the NATO military practices set to take place in Iceland in October in November called Trident Juncture. more

mbl.is,  20 September 2018 10:47 AM
Bill proposed to lower VAT on tampons and birth control
VAT on tampons will be lowered to 11 percent if the bill is passed. A new bill proposed by Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, MP for the Pirate Party, supported by the Alliance Party, Middle Party and People's Party proposes the lowering of VAT for tampons and other menstrual products and birth control. more

mbl.is,  19 September 2018 9:01 AM
Reykjavík is Europe's second most expensive city
Travelling to Reykjavik is expensive. According to travel website Wanderu, Reykjavik is Europe's second most expensive city. Monaco is the most expensive. Admission to museums in Reykjavik is 28 times more expensive than in Chisinau in Moldavia, where it was cheapest. The least expensive city in Europe is Skopje in Macedonia. more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  17 September 2018 4:43 PM
Hazardous weather expected later this week
The first hazardous weather of this autumn is expected later this week which is unusually early this year. Strong northern winds are forecast from Wednesday until early Saturday morning. Precipitation associated with this weather will mostly fall on the northern part of the country in the form of rain, sleet or snow. At any point during this bad weather sleet or snowfall can be expected down to sea level. more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  14 September 2018 3:47 PM
Earthquakes shake Bláfjöll ski-area
On the 13th of September at 20:17, two earthquakes of magnitude around M4 occurred, only 5 seconds apart, 6 km south of Bláfjöll mountains. Several smaller aftershocks were recorded. The earthquakes were felt widely in the capital area, and also in Ölfus and Akranes. The earthquakes are located on the tectonic plate boundary that lies eastwards along the Reykjanes peninsula where earthquakes of magnitude around M6 can occur. more

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