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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 02 September 2021 4:11 PM
Forecast end to north and east’s amazing summer
Yet another weather record has been broken this summer, as this August was the warmest since records began in Akureyri. There are signs that weather patterns will change in the middle of next week. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 02 September 2021 3:11 PM
Iceland Airwaves postponed again
The Iceland Airwaves music festival will not go ahead this November as planned. It is being postponed for one year, for the second year in a row. A statement from organisers says that the current assembly limits in place prevent the sort of stand-up, multi-venue event that Iceland Airwaves is, and that organisers are devastated at having to postpone yet again. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 02 September 2021 2:23 PM
No covid patients in intensive care
54 positive COVID-19 tests were processed domestically yesterday, including roughly half from people already in quarantine. It was the fourth day in a row when more non-vaccinated people than vaccinated tested positive. 84 percent of over-12-year-olds are fully vaccinated. Only ten people are now in hospital with the coronavirus—none of whom are in intensive care, for the first time since late July. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 02 September 2021 1:54 PM
Skeifan’s Famous Cat Warming Hearts On Facebook
If you’re a cat person, you might have heard about one of the most famous cats in Iceland, Diego. According...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 02 September 2021 1:37 PM
Small glacial flood so far
The jökulhlaup glacial flood in Skaftá river, southeast Iceland, which started yesterday, has been fairly stable, though the flow rate and height of the river have increased even more since yesterday evening. Flow in the smaller Eldvatn river has more than doubled and its level is up by more than a metre at Eystri Ásar. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 02 September 2021 12:44 PM
World cup qualifyer preparation alongside scandal cloud
Icelandic footballer Kolbeinn Sigþórsson has released a statement of explanation and apology over sexual abuse allegations against him, and around the alleged KSÍ (football association) cover-up of this and other abuse cases that led to the resignation of the chairman and the board, and for the managing director to take unlimited leave. Current player Kári Árnason spoke to RÚV as the team prepares for the first of three upcoming world cup qualifiers, tonight, against Romania. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 02 September 2021 12:30 PM
Flood in Skaftá
Updated 2.9. at 12.30Discharge has been stable in Skaftá at Sveinstindur over the last few hours, measuring now at around 520 m3/s. It is likely that the race has peaked when looking at the previous flood of western cauldron.Note: Previously the news item said that the Eastern-Skaftá
cauldron has started to subside, which was wrong.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 02 September 2021 12:27 PM
Iceland To Work With EU On Emissions Targets
Iceland is working in collaboration with the European Union and Noway to reduce emissions in line with the goals set...
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mbl.is, 02 September 2021 12:02 PM
More Nurses Needed in Iceland: OECD’s Numbers Disputed
In a statement posted on its website yesterday, the Icelandic Nurses’ Association disputes figures provided by OECD in a recent study.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 02 September 2021 11:04 AM
More Summer Days In Akureyri Than Reykjavík This Year
This summer Akureyri has seen three times the amount of “summer days” than Reykjavík, according to the criteria of Hungurdiskar....
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 02 September 2021 10:57 AM
COVID Roundup: 54 Domestic Cases, Most Unvaccinated And In Quarantine
54 new domestic cases of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. 25 were outside...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 02 September 2021 10:49 AM
Abuse Survivor Puzzled By Statement From Footballer Who Attacked Her
In response to Kolbeinn Sigþórsson’s statement yesterday, wherein he issued a very conditional apology of sorts for “behaviour [that] …...
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mbl.is, 02 September 2021 10:06 AM
Glacial Outburst Flood in Skaftá River
A glacial outburst flood, or jökulhlaup, in Skaftá river, Southeast Iceland, has begun.
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mbl.is, 01 September 2021 12:20 PM
High Ratio of Doctors and Nurses in Iceland
A new OECD study, including 32 countries, shows that Iceland ranks third in terms of the number of physicians and nurses per 1,000 inhabitants.
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mbl.is, 01 September 2021 11:09 AM
Unvaccinated Americans Not Welcome if Travel is Non-Essential
“What this means is that unvaccinated Americans whose travels are non-essential are not welcome in this country.”
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mbl.is, 01 September 2021 10:05 AM
Price of Alcohol in Iceland: Second Highest
In 2020, the price of alcohol in Europe was the second highest in Iceland.
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mbl.is, 31 August 2021 12:18 PM
Alienation Plagues Elite Soccer
“The athletic movement is a community, and just as within any other community, violence is present there.”
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mbl.is, 31 August 2021 10:10 AM
Crisis Continues: Board of Football Association of Iceland Resigns
Facing strong criticism for failing to respond to allegations of sexual harassment and violence involving former and current members of the Icelandic men’s national soccer team, the board of the Football Association of Iceland, KSÍ, announced its resignation last night.
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mbl.is, 30 August 2021 12:15 PM
Reykjavík Rated Best City for New Parents
New research, conducted by the expat insurance company William Russell, reveals that Reykjavík, Iceland, is the best city to become a new parent.
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mbl.is, 30 August 2021 10:51 AM
COVID-19 Restrictions Eased in Iceland
Domestic COVID-19 restrictions were eased in Iceland Saturday.
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mbl.is, 30 August 2021 9:54 AM
Head of Icelandic Football Association Resigns
Guðni Bergsson, head of the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ), announced his resignation yesterday, following strong criticism of the association’s reaction to allegations of sexual offenses and violence.
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mbl.is, 29 August 2021 8:05 AM
New Video of Fagradalsfjall Eruption
A new video from the Fagradalsfjall eruption, Southwest Iceland, was posted by Björn Steinbekk on mbl.is Wednesday.
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mbl.is, 28 August 2021 8:04 AM
Reykjavík Jazz Festival Opens Today
The Reykjavík Jazz Festival opens today and continues through September 4.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 05 April 2021 5:11 PM
Re-evaluation needed of the size of the hazard area
Updated 03.05 12:15The eruption in
Fagradalsfjall continues through one
main crater.
The active crater is
the fifth fissure opening
that opened in the area on the
13th of
April.
Since the 27th of
April, the volcanic activity was characterized
by continuous lava
fountains, while the
activity changed at around midnight on
the 2nd of
May,
and has since been
showing pulsating behaviour. Considering these
changes in activity, the size of the hazard area at the eruption site is being
re-evaluated. more
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News in English are provided by Reykjavík Grapevine, mbl.is, Icelandic Meteorological Office and Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV).
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