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mbl.is, 12 February 2022 8:08 AM
Northern Lights Adorn the Sky: Favorable Conditions This Weekend
The northern lights adorned the sky above Iceland last night.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 11 February 2022 4:42 PM
Reykjavík Grapevine’s 15th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Now Online!
Reykjavík Grapevine’s 15th ‘Ask Me Anything’ session is now available to watch online Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson and Youtube Content Coordinator...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 11 February 2022 4:22 PM
Covid-19 Measures in Iceland Eased: Groups Of 200 Are Now Allowed
On Friday, February 11, the Government of Iceland has announced that it will ease Covid-19 safety measures starting from midnight....
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 11 February 2022 3:46 PM
Four Bodies Recovered From Plane Crash In Þingvallavatn
All four bodies of the men who died in a plane crash in the lake Þingvallavatn have now been recovered...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 11 February 2022 2:28 PM
Nearly 50 billion in bank dividends
Iceland’s big three banks, Arion banki, Íslandsbanki, and Landsbankinn, made a combined profit of over 81 billion krónur last year. According to Íslandsbanki’s annual report for 2021, the bank’s profit was 23.7 billion krónur--up from 6.8 billion in 2020. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 11 February 2022 1:39 PM
Plane salvage delayed due to ice
The operation to recover the aeroplane which crashed into Þingvallavatn lake over a week ago has been postponed again due to conditions at the scene. more
mbl.is, 11 February 2022 1:08 PM
Second Phase of Easing of Restrictions Announced
Following a government meeting this morning, Minister of Health Willum Þór Þórsson announced the second phase of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Iceland.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 11 February 2022 12:07 PM
Shooting in Reykjavík: Young Female Seriously Injured
A young female and her boyfriend were shot early on Thursday outside their home in the east of Reykjavík. The...
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mbl.is, 11 February 2022 12:01 PM
‘Secrets of the Sprakkar’ Featured in NYT: Virtual Book Tour Ongoing
Secret of the Sprakkar: One Small Island Nation, the Women Who Live There, and How They Are Changing the World, by Iceland’s first lady, Eliza Reid, was featured Tuesday In the What to Read section of The New York Times.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 11 February 2022 11:59 AM
40-Meter High Wave Hits Icelandic Coast
The Road and Coastal Administration reported record-high waves at the south coast of Iceland as a severe storm swept the county...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 11 February 2022 11:55 AM
Further covid relaxations from midnight
The health minister has announced that COVID-19 prevention measures are to relax again, ahead of schedule. Willum Þór Þórsson announced the changes at the end of this morning’s cabinet meeting. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 11 February 2022 11:21 AM
Minister in hot water over citizenship delays
Several members of Alþingi have been critical of justice minister Jón Gunnarsson this week; claiming he has stood in the way of Útlendingastofnun (the Directorate of Immigration) passing materials to the Alþingi general committee it needs to process applications for Icelandic citizenship. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 11 February 2022 10:09 AM
Two held over possible revenge shooting
Two men are being held by police, suspected of shooting a man and a woman in Grafarholt in Reykjavík in the early hours of Thursday morning. A senior police officer says investigators are working to find out whether the shootings were an act of revenge, and whether they are connected to organised crime. One of the victims is in an induced coma in hospital. more
mbl.is, 11 February 2022 9:49 AM
All Four Bodies Recovered from Lake
The bodies of all four victims of last week’s plane crash into Þingvallavatn lake, Southwest Iceland, were recovered yesterday.
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mbl.is, 10 February 2022 12:21 PM
Two People Injured in Shooting in Reykjavík
A man in his twenties has been arrested by the police, following a shooting incident in the Grafarholt neighborhood of Reykjavík.
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mbl.is, 10 February 2022 11:41 AM
Narrow Escape from Avalanche: Video
“The slope suddenly collapsed, as if the mountain had rifted.”
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mbl.is, 10 February 2022 10:41 AM
Diving Likely Postponed Till Tomorrow
Efforts to retrieve the bodies of the victims of last week’s plane crash in Þingvallavatn lake, Southwest Iceland, will likely have to be postponed, since the ice on the lake has become too thick for diving to be possible.
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mbl.is, 09 February 2022 12:38 PM
Swimming Pool Full of Sand: Video
The severe weather that moved across Iceland the night before last caused a sand storm in the village Vík í Mýrdal.
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mbl.is, 09 February 2022 10:24 AM
Equipment to Be Installed Today on Þingvallavatn Lake
Due to poor driving conditions, the transport of equipment needed to retrieve the bodies of victims of Thursday’s plane crash in Þingvallavatn lake, Southwest Iceland, had to be postponed until today.
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mbl.is, 08 February 2022 12:23 PM
High Waves and Exceptionally Strong Winds
There was high surf and big waves near Vestmannaeyjar islands yesterday.
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mbl.is, 08 February 2022 11:15 AM
Cool Restaurant — Under Cover of Snow
“The front door burst open in the severe weather at 6 o’clock [yesterday] morning.”
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mbl.is, 08 February 2022 10:13 AM
Security Camera Footage Shows Ill-Fated Plane
The South Iceland police have obtained footage from security cameras, located on cabins near Þingvallavatn lake, where a small airplane crashed on Thursday, killing all four on board.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 26 December 2021 1:01 PM
Update on the earthquake swarm in Geldingadalir
Please view this page for the latest information on seismic activity.
Update on 29.12. at 11:53Since midnight
around 90 earthquakes have been detected. Yesterday there were around 1300 earthquakes
detected in the Reykjanes peninsula as a whole. This is a lot less than the day
before when around 2300 earthquakes were detected. The scientific
Advisory board for the civil protection services met on the 27th of December to
go over the situation near Fagradalsfjall. GPS instruments and satellite
interferograms show that the magmatic intrusion is limited to a dike intrusion
by Fagradalsfjall, similarly as in February and March 2021 before the eruption
onset on the 19th of March.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 24 November 2021 11:58 AM
Flood in Grímsvötn
Update 8.12. at 12:30
The Icelandic Meteorological Office elevated the aviation color
code from yellow to orange on the 6th of December for Grímsvötn volcano when
the seismic actvity increased above normal level in the aftermath of the
glacial outburst (which peaked on 05.12). On that day a M3,6 earthquake occurred
at 6:16 UTC and 15 more earthquakes occured within the day. However, yesterday (07.12)
very few earthquakes were identified in the area and the geophysical parameters
all showed normal values. Based on these current observations, IMO moved
the aviation color code from orange back to yellow as there were no clear
indications for an imminent eruption.more
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