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Reykjavík Grapevine,  29 January 2020 4:19 PM
Trans Icelandic Broad Cast #4 – Trans Representation In Movies And TV
As ever The Reykjavík Grapevine heads for world domination, and the first part of our complexed scheme is, of course,... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  29 January 2020 3:48 PM
Man buried in avalanche flown to hospital
The man buried in an avalanche in Móskarðshnúkur to the east of Esjan mountain this lunchtime was located after a search of roughly one hour. A Coastguard helicopter brought him to hospital in Reykjavík. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  29 January 2020 3:25 PM
Boats sunk in avalanche are being re-floated
Salvage workers are hoping to lift Eiður onto shore tomorrow. Eiður is a steel boat and was the biggest vessel sunk by the major avalanche that fell on the Westfjords village of Flateyri earlier this month. more

Iceland Review,  29 January 2020 3:16 PM
John Snorri’s K2 Winter Expedition Continues: “I Feel Good”
Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson is currently hoping to become the first person in history to ascend K2 during winter. “One understands why no one has been able to summit the mountain in wintertime,” John Snorri revealed in a conversation with Iceland Review yesterday. The World’s Most Dangerous Mountain Situated on the border of China […] more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  29 January 2020 3:02 PM
Avalanche North Of Reykjavík: Missing Hiker Found Buried In Snow, Flown To Hospital
Only one of the two hikers who were in the area of an avalanche at Móskarðshnúkar was buried in the... more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  29 January 2020 2:20 PM
Avalanche Strikes North Of Reykjavik, Two People Missing
Rescue workers have been called to Móskarðshnúkar, a mountain just east of Mt. Esja, north of Reykjavík, in response to... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  29 January 2020 1:54 PM
Witnesses raised avalanche alarm
Around 100 search & rescue volunteers, police, and firefighters are either on Esjan mountain or en-route there to look for a hiker believed to have been buried by a small avalanche on the mountain's eastern slopes at around 13.00 this... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  29 January 2020 1:34 PM
Cintamani bankrupt, assets up for sale
The Icelandic outdoor clothing label Cintamani has today been declared bankrupt and its assets taken over by Íslandsbanki. more

mbl.is,  29 January 2020 1:24 PM
Grindavík Monitored Closely
Grindavík, with Þorbjörn mountain in the background. In order to better monitor developments in the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, where scientists suspect that magna may be accumulating underneath the earth’s surface, additional monitoring equipment has been installed. more

Iceland Review,  29 January 2020 1:22 PM
Rescue Teams Dispatched to Mt. Esja Following Avalanche
All available rescue teams in the Greater Reykjavík Area, along with other response parties, have been dispatched to Móskarðshnjúkar on the Esja mountain range following an avalanche, RÚV reports. Two individuals are believed to have been hiking on the mountain during the time of the avalanche, according to information from the Reykjavík Police. One man […] more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  29 January 2020 12:33 PM
Cintamani Goes Bankrupt, Íslandsbanki Selling Its Remaining Products
Icelandic outdoorwear outlet Cintamani has gone bankrupt, MBL reports from an announcement from the company. The bank Íslandsbanki will be... more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV),  29 January 2020 12:15 PM
Three winners of Icelandic Literary Prize 2020
Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson, Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir, and Jón Viðar Jónsson were awarded the Icelandic Literary Prize, handed out for the 31st time in a ceremony at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence, yesterday evening. more

Reykjavík Grapevine,  29 January 2020 12:05 PM
Iceland And Britain Sign Agreement, Ensuring Pre-Brexit Rights Until End Of 2020
Iceland and the United Kingdom have signed a joint agreement that will ensure all the European Economic Area (EEA) rights... more

mbl.is,  29 January 2020 11:20 AM
Chinese New Year Festival at Harpa Canceled
A soldier in Beijing, in front of a poster of Mao Zedong. Due to the outbreak in China of the coronavirus, a Chinese New Year festival, scheduled February 2 at Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík, has been canceled. more

Iceland Review,  29 January 2020 10:49 AM
The Age of Eco-Anxiety
A few days after Greta Thunberg voyaged across the Atlantic on a carbon-neutral sailboat, I boarded a cruise ship in Fort Lauderdale headed for Mexico. Hurricane Dorian had just decimated the Bahamanian island of Abaco and the death toll was rising. more

mbl.is,  29 January 2020 9:49 AM
Seismic Activity in Reykjanes Presented in 3D
Seismic activity in Reykjanes. Green stars represent quakes in excess of magnitude 3. Bæring Gunnar Steinþórsson, computer scientist, has designed an interesting video, where seismic activity in Reykjanes is presented in 3D. more

Iceland Review,  29 January 2020 9:01 AM
Two Minor Earthquakes Near Grindavík This Morning
Two minor earthquakes were registered near Grindavík on the Reykjanes peninsula this morning, Vísir reports. Grindavík residents are currently preparing for a possible eruption. According to the Icelandic Met Office, two earthquakes were registered near Grindavík in Southwest Iceland this morning. The first, which occurred at 4.31 am this morning, was of a magnitude 3.5, […] more

Iceland Review,  28 January 2020 2:18 PM
Icelandic Prisons: Good Conditions but Long-Standing Issues
In a report published today, the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), found that no ill-treatment was reported in Icelandic prisons, police or psychiatric establishments visited and that the material conditions were good or even very good. The Committee is concerned, however that little or no action has been taken on a significant […] more

mbl.is,  28 January 2020 1:00 PM
Advises Cancellation of Unnecessary Trips to China
Chief Epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason. Þórarinn Guðnason, chief epidemiologist in Iceland, recommends that travelers cancel any unnecessary trips to areas in China affected by the coronavirus. more

mbl.is,  28 January 2020 11:29 AM
Planning to Be Prepared for the Worst
Þorbjörn mountain, located between Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon. “Many people are no doubt worried and anxious about the situation.” more

mbl.is,  28 January 2020 10:16 AM
‘We Cannot Take any Chances’
From yesterday's town meeting in Grindavík. Yesterday’s town meeting in Grindavík, on the Reykjanes peninsula, was very well attended. more

mbl.is,  27 January 2020 1:13 PM
Hildur Wins Grammy for Score to Chernobyl
Hildur, holding the Golden Globe award. Last night, Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir received a Grammy award in the category best score soundtrack for visual media for her score to HBO’s Chernobyl series. more

mbl.is,  27 January 2020 11:41 AM
Blue Lagoon Reviews Contingency Plan
The Blue Lagoon. Þorbjörn mountain is on the right. Scientists report that magma is possibly accumulating west of the mountain. The Blue Lagoon has reviewed its preparedness and contingency plans in response to reports of possible magma accumulation west of the nearby Þorbjörn mountain. more

mbl.is,  27 January 2020 10:44 AM
Yellow Aviation Color Code for Reykjanes
Seismic activity on Reykjanes. The dots show the location of the tremors. Due to an unusually rapid inflation of the earth’s surface, suggesting the possibility of magma accumulation west of Þorbjörn mountain, a phase of uncertainty has been declared on the Reykjanes peninsula. more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  26 January 2020 6:02 PM
Possible magma accumulation beneath Mt. Thorbjorn on Reykjanes peninsula
An inflation has been detected since January 21st and is centred just west of Mt. Thorbjorn on Reykjanes peninsula. The inflation is unusually rapid, around 3-4 mm per day and has accumulated to 2 cm to date. It has been detected both on continuous GPS stations and in InSAR images. The inflation is most likely a sign of magma accumulation at a depth of just a few km. If magma accumulation is causing the inflation, the accumulation is very small, with the first volume estimate is around 1 million cubic meters (0,001 km3).   This is the conclusion of a meeting held with the Scientific council of the Civil Protection at the IMO this morning.more

mbl.is,  26 January 2020 8:17 AM
Life-Saving Trip to Golf Course
Jóhann Sveinbjörnsson, holding the certificate for being person of the year in the East Fjords. An 86-year-old man from Seyðisfjörður, Jóhann Sveinbjörnsson, was recently chosen the East Fjords person of the year. more

mbl.is,  25 January 2020 8:08 AM
National Museum among Europe’s Top 12
From the National Museum of Iceland. The National Museum of Iceland is among Europe’s 12 best city museums, according to The Guardian. more

mbl.is,  24 January 2020 1:43 PM
Should Yellow Alert Require Cancelation?
A yellow weather alert does not automatically mean that organized trips in Iceland must be canceled. more

IceNews,  21 January 2020 3:20 PM
Icelandic Mountaineer John Snorri Attempting to be the First to Conquer K2 in Winter
No one has ever reached the summit of the notoriously dangerous mountain in winter Professional Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjonsson and his international team are attempting to make history by being the first to summit K2 this winter. Others have tried in the past but never succeeded, and some have perished. K2 is the second-highest […] more

IceNews,  09 January 2020 3:39 PM
Iceland Re-Confirmed as Destination for Safe and Exciting Adventures
Iceland has once again ranked high on the Human Freedom Index—a “global measurement of personal, civil, and economic freedom” conducted by Canadian think-tank Fraser Institute.  The purpose of the index is to measure and rank countries across the world based on the freedom of its civilians. Up two spots from the last report, Iceland is […] more

The Icelandic Meteorological Office,  06 November 2019 10:24 AM
Glaciologists meet in Iceland
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, the Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland, and the International Glaciological Society (IGS) hosted the third IGS Nordic Branch Meeting held in Iceland in Reykholt last week. Scientists and students in glaciology and related topics presented their research results.. Most presentations were about glacier mapping, glacier geomorphology and glacier dynamics but outreach efforts about glaciers and discussions about glacier changes in a wider societal context were also on the agenda.more

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