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mbl.is, 22 August 2022 4:44 PM
No harmonic murmurs, but flowing lava was detected last night
Last night flowing lava was visible at the eruption site at Meradalir, even though no harmonic tremors have been detected from the crater since yesterday morning.
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mbl.is, 22 August 2022 12:57 PM
Overcame the shooter at the scene
It looks like the shooter in Blönduós was killed by the son of the couple, who were shot early Sunday morning. What happened seems to be a bit complicated and not everything has been verified although the main picture seems to be getting clearer.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 22 August 2022 11:52 AM
Children responsible for arsen of St. John’s annexe
The roof of the annexe to St. Joseph’s hospital on Suðurgata in Hafnarfjörður was set on fire last night. Children under 15, unfit to stand trial, have admitted the act after conversations with police in the presence of their parents and child protection officers. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 22 August 2022 11:31 AM
A woman dead, her husband seriously injured
Police have released more information on the shooting that happened yesterday morning. The woman died on the spot at her home in Blönduós. Her husband is seriously injured and remains in the hospital. The attacker was found dead at the scene. Two people were initially suspected of causing his death, but one was released from custody yesterday. more
Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 August 2022 11:19 AM
Volcanic Eruption First Of Many
As the volcanic eruption in Meradalur is ending, volcanologists are claiming this is just a taste of what is to...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 August 2022 11:12 AM
Two Dead After A Shooting In Blönduós
Two Icelanders are dead, and one is injured after a shooting took place in Blönduós early in the morning on...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 August 2022 10:58 AM
Culture Night Emergency Calls Exceed Previous Years
As many capital-area residents and visitors turned out for Culture Night (Menningarnótt) this weekend, a number of crimes and emergency...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 August 2022 10:28 AM
PHOTO GALLERY: Birth And Death Of Meradalir
An eruption started in the valley called Meradalir on the Reykjanes Peninsula on the afternoon of August 3. Photographers, tourists,...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 August 2022 10:18 AM
Icelandic Horse Social Network
The Horseday app is a specially designed app for the Icelandic horse community, reports RÚV. The app can be used...
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 21 August 2022 1:43 PM
Culture Night headache for police
Capital region police officers were kept very busy last night, after Menningarnótt (Culture Night)—one of Iceland’s biggest annual events. The day and night were mostly felt to be a success, but there was a knife attack on Lækjartorg and a very significant number of drunk teenagers on the streets late into the night. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 21 August 2022 1:38 PM
Eruption may be over
The met office is not yet prepared to declare the Meradalir volcanic eruption formally over, but all volcanic unrest has died out. Volcanic activity stopped overnight, after decreasing steadily for several days. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 21 August 2022 1:31 PM
Two killed in gun attack
[UPDATED] A man and a woman are dead and another man injured after a gun attack in Blönduós, northwest Iceland, this morning. The shooter is one of the deceased. The injured man was airlifted to hospital in Reykjavík. more
mbl.is, 21 August 2022 1:22 PM
Two dead and one injured after a fatal shooting in Blönduós
Two are dead and one is injured after a fatal shooting in Blönduós this morning. The shooting took place between 5 and 6 AM says Birgir Jónasson, the Chief of Police in the North West.The alleged shooter is one of the deceased.
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mbl.is, 20 August 2022 12:15 PM
Arnar Pétursson came in first in the Reykjavík Marathon 2022
The Icelandic champion Arnar Pétursson came in first in the Reykjavík Marathon this morning. Hann ran the marathon in 2:35:18 but there were only a few seconds between him and Silviu Stoica who came in second at 2:35:37.
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mbl.is, 20 August 2022 8:00 AM
Most pledges for Hilmar Gunnarsson in today's marathon
Hilmar Gunnarsson is going to run 10 kilometers for his son Kristófer and all the kids in the SLF's Rehabilitation Center in Reykjadalur tomorrow in the Reykjavík Marathon sponsored by Íslandsbanki. He has already accumulated almost 1,5 million ISK in pledges, but all the money will go to Reykjadalur, a summer camp for disabled children and teenagers.
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mbl.is, 19 August 2022 6:00 PM
The eruption at Meradalir has been losing momentum for the last ten days
The geophysicist Páll Einarsson says that the volcanic eruption in Meradalir has been slowing down considerably in the last ten days. He says it is difficult to know whether this is a slowing phase and the eruption will gain more power soon or if the eruption is permanently losing momentum.
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mbl.is, 19 August 2022 2:10 PM
Streets closed because of the Reykjavík Marathon tomorrow
The Reykjavík Marathon is tomorrow and it will have an impact on traffic and some streets will be closed for the duration of the marathon.
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mbl.is, 18 August 2022 3:00 PM
Still taking children to the volcano
There are examples of people taking their children to the eruption site in Meradalir in spite of it being closed says Bogi Adolfsson who is in Þorbjörn Rescue team to mbl.is. The walk to the volcano and back is 14 km with elevation and through rough terrain, which people should keep in mind.
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mbl.is, 18 August 2022 11:27 AM
Never more vacant jobs than now
There were 12,240 vacant jobs in the Icelandic job market in the second quarter of 2022. At the same time there were 229,148 manned jobs, so the ratio of vacant jobs is 5.1%.
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mbl.is, 17 August 2022 6:00 PM
Walking downtown Keflavík with an axe
The Special Forces and the police for the Reykjanes peninsula have arrested a man who was walking on Hafnargata in Keflavík with an axe and acting weird.
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mbl.is, 17 August 2022 3:47 PM
Walking paths closed today to Meradalir
The walking paths to the eruption site at Meradalir is closed today due to weather. This is confirmed by Kristín Jónsdóttir a specialist in natural disasters at the Met Office, but the information is also to be found on safetravel.is.
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mbl.is, 17 August 2022 3:33 PM
Unusually high waves in Reynisfjara Black Beach today and tomorrow
The waves in Reynisfjara Black Beach will reach up to 3.7 meters today. Tomorrow they will be even higher, or up to 4.7 meters, which is quite unusual. This is reported on the weather website Blika.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 03 August 2022 9:47 AM
A new eruption has started at Fagradalsfjall
Updated 4.8.2022 at 12:12
Gas dispersion forecast has been activated for the eruption in
Meradalir. It is important for all to be aware of the danger of sudden gas pollution near the
eruption site. You can find the forecast here as well as you can
use the button on the front page, Reykjanes. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 02 August 2022 5:58 PM
Status of unrest in Reykjanes
Preliminary deformation modelling results suggest the
top depth of the new dike intrusion beneath Fagradalsfjall is very shallow -
about 1 km. The magma inflow rate is rapid, almost double that observed during
the first dike intrusion in february-march 2021.more
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