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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 March 2022 3:25 PM
Airwaves is on, and inviting others to get involved
The Iceland Airwaves music festival will return this autumn after a two-year break due to the pandemic. The first 14 bands and artists were presented this week and tickets are on sale. The lead organiser says Iceland Airwaves is invaluable for the Icelandic music scene overall. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 March 2022 1:51 PM
Police and health & safety exec investigating explosion
The administrative mayor in Grýtubakkahreppur says the entire community is in shock after an explosion that took place at the Pharmarctica factory yesterday. Two employees, a man and a woman, were evacuated by air to Reykjavík, severely injured. Details on their condition today have not been released by Landspítali national university hospital. more
mbl.is, 24 March 2022 12:54 PM
Guðrún Helgadóttir, Children’s Author, Dies at 86
One of Iceland’s best known authors of children’s books, Guðrún Helgadóttir, passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 March 2022 12:19 PM
Vítalía has filed police complaint
Vítalía Lazareva posted on social media this week to say that she has now reported the sexual abuse famously revealed on the Eigin konur podcast at the start of this year to the police, sharing a picture as confirmation. Vísir quotes her as saying she has reported Þórður Már Jóhannesson, Ari Edwald, and Hreggviður Jónsson to the police. more
mbl.is, 24 March 2022 11:37 AM
Observation Platform Planned in Ásbyrgi
There are plans to build an observation platform on the central cliff in the glacial canyon Ásbyrgi, Northeast Iceland.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 24 March 2022 11:35 AM
Tourism Industry Unhappy With News Of Fin Whale Hunt Renewal
Yesterday’s news that Hvalur hf., Iceland’s last fin whaling company, would resume the hunt this summer after a three-year hiatus...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 March 2022 11:35 AM
State's discount sale of bank shares “normal, expected"
The method used by the state to sell a 22.5-percent share in Íslandsbanki earlier this week was likely intended to prevent risk-seeking investors buying into the bank, according to economist Snorri Jakobsson. Each share was sold at five krónur under market value—which is a known tactic, according to Snorri. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 24 March 2022 11:31 AM
Higher number of covid deaths, but lower death rate
While the number of deaths connected to COVID-19 in Iceland has risen faster during the Omicron wave than previous waves of infection, the mortality rate among those infected is nevertheless much lower. Early in the pandemic, 0.5 percent of covid patients died with the virus. Since Delta became dominant last summer, and especially with the spread of Omicron since December, the mortality rate is 10-15-times lower, at 0.03 to 0.04 percent. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 24 March 2022 11:16 AM
Government Will No Longer Pay For COVID Rapid Tests
Starting on April 1st, private entities will no longer be subsidised for coronavirus rapid tests, an announcement from the Ministry...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 24 March 2022 10:58 AM
Icelandic Naming Committee Approves New Names, Paradís Included
The Naming Committe has now approved the first names Nieljohníus, Diddi, Karna, Paradís, Amarie, Villiblóm, Hildís, Þórunnborg, Mattheó, Ivan and...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 24 March 2022 10:54 AM
VIDEO: An Hour And A Half Just To Get Out Of The House
While many capital area residents are likely feeling a sense of relief that the recent spate of warm winds and...
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mbl.is, 23 March 2022 12:51 PM
Luxury Hotel Expects Busy Summer
“There are bright times ahead.”
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 23 March 2022 12:35 PM
RVK Newscast 173: Volcano Anniversary and Alcohol Battle
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Join editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson, in beautiful Hafnafjördur for all the latest in Icelandic news: dental...
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mbl.is, 23 March 2022 11:41 AM
Real Estate Prices in Iceland Rose the Most
According to the report State of the Nordic Region, quoted by mbl.is today, real estate prices rose the most in Iceland among all the Nordic countries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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mbl.is, 23 March 2022 10:25 AM
Whaling Will Resume This Summer
“We intend to start whaling this summer.”
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mbl.is, 22 March 2022 12:07 PM
Free Dental Service Not Used by 5,000 Children
Although dental service for children has been free of charge in Iceland since 2018, about 5,000 children a year do not take advantage of it.
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mbl.is, 22 March 2022 10:50 AM
Hopp Offers Short-Term Electric Car Rental in Reykjavík
Hopp Reykjavík, which since 2019 has been operating an electric scooter sharing service, has expanded its service to include electric cars.
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mbl.is, 21 March 2022 2:23 PM
Golden Plover and Spring Have Arrived
The European golden plover, traditionally seen as the harbinger of spring in Iceland, has arrived.
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mbl.is, 21 March 2022 11:49 AM
Editor Plans to File Charges Against Róbert Wessman
The editor of the news website Mannlíf states he intends to file charges against Róbert Wessman, CEO and chairman of the pharmaceutical and biotech company Alvogen and founder and chairman of Alvotech, for allegedly covering up for a man who has confessed to breaking into the offices of Mannlíf in January.
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mbl.is, 21 March 2022 10:18 AM
Lambing Season Begins in Landsveit
Two lambs — the first ones of the season — were born at the farm Skarð in Landsveit, South Iceland, Sunday morning.
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mbl.is, 20 March 2022 8:05 AM
In Heaven in the Highlands
A group of 30 people cross-country skied along the popular hiking route Laugavegur in the highlands a couple of weekends ago.
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mbl.is, 19 March 2022 8:07 AM
New Glacier Website With Fabulous Photos
A new and most ambitious website with information about Iceland’s glaciers will be formally launched at Perlan, Reykjavík, at 2 pm tomorrow.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 04 March 2022 8:14 PM
The weather in Iceland in 2021The weather in 2021 was mainly
favorable, wind speed was below average and stormy
days were relatively uncommon. The annual mean temperature was
slightly above the 1991 to 2020 mean
at most stations, and it was considerably dry in all parts of the
country. Snow conditions were remarkably light in the Southwest
during the year. The number of snow-covered days in Reykjavík were
only 17 and only once been fewer. The summer was exceptionally warm,
sunny, and dry in the North and East, the warmest on record in many
places in these regions and many maximum
temperature records were broken. The monthly mean temperature reached
14 °C at several stations
this summer. It is the first time that the monthly mean temperature
reaches 14°C at any station since the beginning of observations.
The year was sunny in Akureyri and the total number of
sunshine hours in Akureyri has only once been more.
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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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