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Iceland Review, 17 February 2020 4:58 PM
Land Rise Slows, Earthquakes Diminish in Grindavík
Though land rise continues near the town of Grindavík, Southwest Iceland, it has slowed since the end of January, the Icelandic Met Office reports. The same is the case for an on-going earthquake swarm in the area. Authorities had declared a state of uncertainty on January 27, after uplift (land rise) and earthquakes just west […]
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Iceland Review, 17 February 2020 4:33 PM
500 Tonnes of Salmon Die in Arnarlax Fish Farms
Around 500 tonnes of salmon have died recently in Arnarlax’s open-net fish farms in the Westfjords. The company’s board chairman told RÚV that number is within the limits projected by the company. The chairman of the Federation of Icelandic River Owners expressed concern about the deaths and the impact Arnarlax’s operations could have on wild […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 February 2020 4:31 PM
HorrorScopes: Oh, You’re A YouTaurus Now? Coooool…
In HorrorScopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur vlogger astrologists break down your upcoming weeks based on shit like featured...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 February 2020 4:25 PM
A Rhapsody Of A Generation’s Fearless Tenderness: Teenage Songbook Of Love And Sex
An all-ages crowd gathers outside the doors of Tjarnarbío, waiting to embark on a musical voyage through the minds of...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 February 2020 4:00 PM
Trans teen’s deportation suspended
Maní Shahidi and his family will not be deported from Iceland today, the family’s lawyer, Claudie Ashonie Wilson, confirmed last night with Vísir. Maní has been admitted to the children and teenagers’ ward at Landspítali hospital due to the mental... more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 February 2020 3:39 PM
800 call outs and lots of damage in Friday’s storm
It is not yet known precisely how much damage was caused by last Friday’s storm, but it is clear there was significant damage, according to the civil protection agency. The head of the farmers’ association echoed that sentiment. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 February 2020 3:38 PM
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Iceland Receives Its First Torah
Iceland’s Jewish community received its first ever Torah yesterday, donated by the Krautz family of Zürich, Switzerland. The Torah is...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 February 2020 2:46 PM
The volcanoes on the doorstep of the capital city
Kveikur last week took a look at the active volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula. With the land rising around Grindavík, the programme asks what risk there is to people in that town, and to people in the capital region. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 February 2020 2:15 PM
Love Island #6: Arnar
As ever The Reykjavík Grapevine heads for world domination, and the first part of our complexed scheme is, of course,...
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Iceland Review, 17 February 2020 1:04 PM
Another God%$#n Sports Interview
When we arrive on the third floor, the press conference has already started. My shoes make horrible squeaking noises on the parquet and people turn around to look at me. I lean against the nearest wall as if it were an old friend, assuming an attitude that is at once outwardly cool and inwardly neurotic.
In front of me, seated at the table – along with his coach, a fellow teammate, and a representative of the Icelandic Handball Association, I’m guessing – is my subject. He is staring down at the table and fidgeting incessantly with his pen. Remaining silent for almost the entirety of the news conference, he interjects only once, when head coach Guðmundur Guðmundsson fields a question about the team’s video analysis of opponents.
“We watch more than enough videos,” my subject says, grinning. “There’s nothing that we … that we don’t get to see,” he concludes, in a statement that seems almost lecherous – accidentally full of sexual innuendo.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 February 2020 12:40 PM
The Week in Iceland, 17 February 2020
The weekly news programme from RÚV English: an entertaining look at what's been going on in Iceland over the past seven days. more
Iceland Review, 17 February 2020 12:14 PM
Indefinite Strike Begins in Reykjavík
Around 1,850 City of Reykjavík employees who are members of Efling Union began an indefinite strike at midnight last night. The Union’s chairperson believes it will be a long one. The strike will affect preschools, elementary schools, welfare services, and waste management services in the city. “If the City of Reykjavík’s negotiation committee and those […]
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mbl.is, 17 February 2020 12:05 PM
Deportation of Iranian Trans Boy Postponed
Maní, a 17-year-old trans boy from Iran, and his family will not be deported from Iceland today, as had been planned.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 February 2020 11:47 AM
VIDEO: Trans Teen Facing Deportation Admitted To Hospital, Situation Still Perilous
A teenaged trans boy and his family, originally from Iran, were facing deportation from Iceland today. That decision was postponed...
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mbl.is, 17 February 2020 11:00 AM
Strike Has Widespread Effect in Reykjavík
Members of Efling union who work for the City of Reykjavík went on strike at midnight, since no deal had been reached between the negotiating parties.
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mbl.is, 17 February 2020 9:57 AM
Fisherman Rescued in High Winds: Video
A man was rescued early this morning from a small fishing boat, just north of Vogar, Reykjanes, Southwest Iceland, after his fishing boat had suffered engine failure and drifted fast toward the shore in high winds.
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Iceland Review, 17 February 2020 3:48 AM
Unemployment Significantly Higher Among Foreigners
More than 8,800 people were registered as unemployed in January, an increase of 789 people from December, RÚV reports. According to Unnur Sverrisdóttir, the head of the Directorate of Labour, recent downturns in the economy have been particularly hard on foreign nationals. Unemployment in Iceland was at 4.8% last month, as compared to 3% in […]
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mbl.is, 16 February 2020 8:14 AM
Foreign Citizens Are 23 Percent of Labor Force
Foreign citizens are about 23 percent of the labor force in Iceland
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mbl.is, 15 February 2020 8:09 AM
Website Makes Visiting Reykjavík Easy
Reykjavík City has launched a new website and online travel guide, which makes it easy for visitors to plan their visit to Reykjavík and vicinity.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 14 February 2020 1:21 PM
Bad weather: Friday afternoon update
The red weather warning has expired, but all parts of Iceland remain under an orange warning which will be cancelled region by region over the course of this afternoon and evening. more
mbl.is, 14 February 2020 12:33 PM
Flooding in Reykjanes: Video
The severe weather today and high sea levels have caused the flooding of houses in Keflavík.
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mbl.is, 14 February 2020 12:00 PM
Lightning Impedes Restoration of Power
There have been power outages in many parts of South Iceland this morning, due to the severe weather.
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mbl.is, 14 February 2020 11:00 AM
Resuce Teams Called out Hundreds of Times
The severe weather is affecting the whole country of Iceland this morning.
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mbl.is, 14 February 2020 9:59 AM
Reykjavík Streets Empty during Storm
The streets of Reykjavík are almost completely empty this morning, due to the dangerous weather.
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mbl.is, 14 February 2020 9:24 AM
Red Weather Alert in Large Part of Iceland
A red weather alert is in effect for the capital area, South Iceland, Faxaflói, and Southeast Iceland.
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IceNews, 13 February 2020 2:05 PM
Iceland is One of the Most Sought-After Locations in Film and Television
Iceland is known for its dramatic landscapes ranging from glaciers, geysers and hot springs to volcanoes and lava fields––the perfect place to film sweeping epics of all sorts. Filmmakers have long taken an interest in capturing Iceland’s awe-inspiring landscape on film. Back in 1920, Danish director Oskar Gislason was the first to shoot a major […] more
mbl.is, 13 February 2020 12:12 PM
Watch the Severe Weather Approaching
The severe weather, expected in Iceland early tomorrow morning can be followed on windy.com.
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mbl.is, 13 February 2020 11:35 AM
Violent Winds on Valentine’s Day
Red is the color of the wind speed map for tomorrow, which, incidentally, is Valentine’s Day.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 07 February 2020 3:04 PM
The Scientific Advisory Board meets to discuss the unrest at Mt. Thorbjörn in the Reykjanes peninsula
The data collected over the
past week (including those measured by the recently installed stations) were
reviewed. The new results suggest that the magma body is located at a depth of
3-5km, whereas it was previously estimated to be at 3-9km. There are
indications of changing patterns in the crustal movements. The earthquake
activity has decreased over the past two days, but there are still signs of a
continuing inflation. Until now, the maximum deformation observed from the GPS
stations is about 5 centimeters. Similar volcanic crises in the
country suggest that this might be a long-term event, for which changes can
occur week after week without the possibility to anticipate with certainty if
the activity is resolved. During
the meeting, possible scenarios that could be triggered in the event of an
eruption have been also considered.more
IceNews, 03 February 2020 4:48 PM
Reykjavik named #2 as the 2020 European fishing destination
February is a long month across most of Europe. The holidays are long gone but the back-to-work blues are still going strong. People want to escape the long nights and commuter crowds. To imagine themselves on a sandy beach or a remote river. For anglers, this is the time to start planning the next angling […] 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
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