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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  24 July 2019 4:17 PM
WOW2 “has different emphases”
The American businesswoman who plans to re-launch WOW air says her airline will have slightly different emphases—including a greater focus on Keflavík. She says there are opportunities in freight transport between Iceland and North America. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  24 July 2019 3:03 PM
Pet quarantine scuppers island sale
Estate agent Davíð Ólafsson has confirmed that the leading offer to buy Vigur island in the Westfjords was withdrawn yesterday. The offer, controversially from an unnamed foreign party, was apparently cancelled when the prospective buyer found out... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 July 2019 2:30 PM
Iceland Life: Animal News Edition Ft. Blue Whales! Dogs! Seals!
Good news for seal enthusiasts: the harbour seal population in East Iceland is on the rise. The largest colony can... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  24 July 2019 2:24 PM
Icelandair asked to share compensation
Neytendasamtökin (the consumer rights association) has made a public call for Icelandair to share its expected compensation from Boeing with its passengers. The airline has been unable to use Boeing 737 MAX aircraft since the whole world fleet was... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 July 2019 2:19 PM
Penises Pulled Off Picturesque Icelandic Mountain
After being defaced but a month ago by phallus-obsessed vandals, the Icelandic mountain of Helgafell is once again clean from... more

mbl.is,  24 July 2019 1:58 PM
‘This Will Be Stopped’
Hvalá river. “I won’t reveal much, but this must not happen, ever.” more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  24 July 2019 1:39 PM
Sharp earthquake in North Iceland
Many people noticed the earthquake on Tröllaskagi peninsula, North Iceland, last night. Things fell off walls and loose items moved around floors in homes in Siglufjörður. Gunnar Smári Helgason, a Siglufjörður resident, said it felt as though heavy... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 July 2019 1:23 PM
Locals On Jet-Skis Drive 100 Pilot Whales Away From Snæfellsnes Shoreline
Over the weekend, nearly 100 pilot whales were spotted off the northwest coast of Snæfellsnes peninsula, close to Ólafsvík and... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 July 2019 12:47 PM
Multiple Hikers Rescued On Fimmvörðuháls Trail This Week
For the third time in five days, rescue workers were called to assist a hiker who ran into trouble on... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  24 July 2019 12:21 PM
Ask An Expert: Why Are There No Reindeer In Western Iceland?
You probably know that reindeer are not native to Iceland; they were actually brought to the country in the 18th... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  24 July 2019 12:20 PM
Asylum: 101 protected and 118 rejected
Of the 229 applications that were received for individual assessment by Útlendingastofnun (the Directorate of Immigration) so far this year, 101 were granted protection or additional protection. A further ten were given humanitarian permits. 118... more

Iceland Review,  24 July 2019 11:44 AM
Running a Tight Ship
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mbl.is,  24 July 2019 11:40 AM
Earthquake in North Iceland
The source of the earthquake was about 20 km north-northwest of Siglufjörður. An earthquake of magnitude 4.3 hit North Iceland just before 1 am today. more

Iceland Review,  24 July 2019 11:35 AM
Iceland’s Foreign Minister Congratulates Boris Johnson
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarsson, Iceland’s foreign minister, congratulated Boris Johnson on his victory in the Conservative Party leadership race in a Twitter post yesterday. “Congratulations to @BorisJohnson, the next Prime Minister of the #UK and the new leader of the @Conservatives. Our countries have enjoyed close cooperation and friendship, which will hopefully become even closer in […] more

Iceland Review,  24 July 2019 11:15 AM
Greater Sand Plover Seen for Second Time in Iceland
A greater sand plover was spotted at Hvalsnes on the Reykjanes peninsula this week, RÚV reports. It is only the second time ever the species has been spotted in Iceland. The greater sand plover breeds in Turkey and eastward through Central Asia, and is rarely spotted in Europe. The greater sand plover was first recorded […] more

mbl.is,  24 July 2019 10:41 AM
Ballarin’s Plans for Resurrecting WOW Air
Michele Ballarin. In an interview with Morgunblaðið journalist Þóroddur Bjarnason today, American businesswoman Michele Ballarin discusses her plans for resurrecting WOW Air. more

Iceland Review,  23 July 2019 5:43 PM
Jewellers Want Teeth and Bones From Massive Whale Beaching
Icelandic jewellers are interested in buying teeth and bones from the carcasses of the fifty pilot whales which beached themselves on Snæfellsnes peninsula. The whales were found in Löngufjörur beach in Snæfellesnes in last week by American travellers. The landowner of Litla-Hraun, where the whales were found, warns the public that travelling in the area […] more

Iceland Review,  23 July 2019 5:07 PM
Steady Growth on Surtsey Island
Vegetation is growing at a relatively rapid rate on volcanic island Surtsey. A team of biologists from The Icelandic Institute of Natural History found one new plant species and two new bug species in a recent expedition. Expeditions head over there yearly to assess how life has developed on the island, which formed following an […] more

mbl.is,  23 July 2019 12:35 PM
Woman Swims to Shore from Vestmannaeyjar
Sigrún Þuríður Geirsdóttir, having reached shore. Vestmannaeyjar islands in the background. Early this moring, Sigrún Þuríður Geirsdóttir became the first woman to swim from Vestmannaeyjar islands to Landeyjasandur beach, South Iceland. more

mbl.is,  23 July 2019 10:50 AM
Sunbathing Seals on Löngufjörur Beach
Enjoying the sunshine. A number of harbor seals were sunbathing on Löngufjörur beach on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland, on Saturday. more

mbl.is,  23 July 2019 10:10 AM
Man Rescued in Fimmvörðuháls
The rescue effort was technically difficult. At about 11:30 pm last night, rescue workers succeeded in rescuing a man who was stuck on the ledge of a cliff in Goðahraun lava field in Fimmvörðuháls. more

mbl.is,  22 July 2019 1:11 PM
Surtsey: Young and Attractive at 56
The scientists were surprised to find a harvestman this far from land. A visit by scientists to Surtsey island July 14-18 reveals that the flora of the island is diverse and growing. more

mbl.is,  22 July 2019 11:17 AM
Dangerous Place to Visit
Over the weekend, Morgunblaðið photographer RAX photographed the whales from the air. Jónas Jóhannesson, farmer at Jörfi, near Löngufjörur beach, West Iceland, warns that visiting the area, where dozens of beached pilot whales were discovered last week, can be very risky. more

mbl.is,  22 July 2019 9:47 AM
Iceland’s Prime Minister Nominated for Chatham House Prize
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Iceland. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, prime minister of Iceland, has been nominated for the Chatham House Prize 2019. more

mbl.is,  21 July 2019 8:14 AM
Pigs and People Win War on Chervil
Social media stars Gná (on the right) and Glóð (left). Jón Páll Hreinsson, the mayor of Bolungarvík, the West Fjords can declare victory. more

Iceland Review,  20 July 2019 6:15 PM
Reykjavík Throws Out ISK 4.5 Billion Worth of Food Yearly
It’s estimated that Reykjavík residents throw out ISK 4.5 billion ($35.99m/€32.1m) worth of food every year, Vísir reports. Food waste in the capital has been periodically tracked by the Environment Agency of Iceland. In 2016, it conducted a survey of household and business food waste in the capital; this fall, it will repeat the survey […] more

Iceland Review,  20 July 2019 6:14 PM
American Government Taking Bids for Airport Construction Project
The United States government has published a call requesting contractor bids for the design and construction of a new security area at the Keflavík airport, Vísir reports. According to the ad posted on FedBizOpps.gov, the project will consist of the construct of “an aircraft apron expansion east of the existing hot cargo pad, a dangerous […] more

Iceland Review,  20 July 2019 11:54 AM
Fifty Whales Found Dead on West Iceland Beach
Fifty pilot whales were found dead on the shore of Löngufjörur in a sparsely populated part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula on Thursday, RÚV reports. A group of American tourists on a helicopter tour made the discovery and one of them, Greta Carlson, captured a video of the shocking sight and the group also reported it […] more

Iceland Review,  20 July 2019 11:53 AM
‘First Glacier Lost to Climate Change’ to be Memorialised
The former Okjökull glacier will be memorialised with a monument recognising its status as “the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier.” A press release from Rice University announced that Researchers from Rice University in Houston, Texas (US), author Andri Snær Magnason, and geologist Oddur Sigurðsson will join members of the Icelandic […] more

mbl.is,  20 July 2019 8:05 AM
Had to Fight to Earn Trust
Hildur Guðnadóttir. Icelandic composer and cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir has been nominated for an Emmy award for the music she composed for the TV series Chernobyl. more

mbl.is,  19 July 2019 1:59 PM
Tourists Spend More than Before
In June, card expenditure of tourists in Iceland exceeded that of June, last year. more

Iceland Review,  19 July 2019 12:52 PM
Man Arrested for Soliciting Prostitution in Downtown Reykjavík
A man was arrested on suspicion of soliciting prostitution in downtown Reykjavík in the early hours of Thursday morning, Vísir reports. According to police, they received a call around 3:00 am complaining of “an unwanted man,” although where precisely the man was unwelcome and what exactly he was doing wasn’t specified by the caller. Police […] more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  25 January 2019 2:51 PM
The weather in Iceland in 2018
The year 2018 was wet and relatively warm. The precipitation was well above average in most parts of the country and the number of precipitation days was considerably higher than normal both in the South and in the North. The summer months were relatively cold in the southwestern part of the country compared to the last ten years while it was warm in the northeastern part. There was exceptionally little sunshine in the southwestern part of the country during the year. The number of bright sunshine hours in Reykjavík have not been as few since 1992. June and July were particularly gloomy in the South West. The last two months of the year were warm. Wind speed was close to averagemore

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  16 October 2018 9:17 AM
EUROVOLC is bringing the European volcanological community closer together
The European Network of Observatories and Research Infrastructures for Volcanology EUROVOLC is a H2020 Research and Innovation Project of the European Commission. It will construct an integrated and harmonized European volcanological community able to fully support, exploit and build-upon existing and emerging national and pan-European research infrastructures, including e-Infrastructures of the European Supersite volcanoes. The harmonization includes linking scientists and stakeholders and connecting still isolated volcanological infrastructures located at in situ volcano observatories (VO) and volcanological research institutions (VRIs). more

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