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mbl.is, 17 October 2022 6:34 PM
Saved after sitting in the cold for 50 hours
"The weather had been crazy over the weekend. It was a bit better yesterday, but still bitingly cold," says Sigurður Árni Vilhjálmsson the chairman of Dagrenning Rescue Team in Hólmavík. The police in the Westfjords received a call for help yesterday afternoon because of young people who were travelling to the Westfjords but had not been heard from for two days.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 October 2022 3:46 PM
Woman and child in the car that landed on its roof
A car skidded and rolled over near Lake Mývatn this morning. A woman drove the car and rode with a small child, but both escaped the accident unharmed. There was barely visible black ice on the road this morning. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 October 2022 1:41 PM
Stuck in their car for 50 hours in crazy weather
A search operation was launched yesterday for people who had given no sign of life for two days. They were found in a car on the Kollafjörðurheiði pass at nine o'clock in the evening, where they had been stuck in the car for more than 50 hours. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 17 October 2022 12:05 PM
Katla makes its presence known
Yesterday at midday, an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale occurred under the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Salóme Jórunn Bernhardðsdóttir, a natural hazards expert from the Met Office, confirmed that seismic activity under the glacier increased slightly yesterday. An earthquake of 3 degrees was measured just before eight yesterday morning, and a 2.8 earthquake was measured around 5:30 am. more
mbl.is, 17 October 2022 11:44 AM
240 earthquakes detected since last night
A series of earthquakes started northeast of Eldeyjarboði off the Reykjanes peninsula. The source is about 15 metres off shore and the earthquakes have been ongoing since 8:30 PM last night. The biggest two earthquakes that have been detected were 4.4M and 3.9 M according to information from the Met Office.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 October 2022 11:06 AM
Earthquakes In Mýrdalsjökull Start Discussions About Possible Eruption Of Katla
The question that is on the minds of geoscientists at the moment is whether the ground movements in Mýrdalsjökull are...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 October 2022 10:59 AM
Justice Minister Accused Of Misinformation And Fearmongering
Minister of Justice Jón Gunnarsson’s attempts to roll through legislation which would greatly restrict the rights and freedoms of people...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 October 2022 10:24 AM
Danish Brand Steals The Idea Of Icelandic Design Studio
On Friday, Icelandic design studio Flétta has announced that its minute candleholder was knocked-off by Danish brand Ferm Living. The...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 17 October 2022 10:09 AM
Earthquakes Off The Coast Of Reykjanes And In The North
Some seismic activity kicked off last night close to Reykjanes peninsula, according to the latest data from the Icelandic Met...
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mbl.is, 16 October 2022 8:37 PM
Skiing in Iceland in the midnight sun
Lindsey Vonn, one of the most successful female skier in the world, posted a video from her stay in Iceland this summer on The Kelly Clarkson show recently. The video was taken in Tröllaskagi at 1 AM where she went skiing. Clarkson really liked the video but wasn't sure if she would attempt such a feat.
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mbl.is, 16 October 2022 12:00 PM
One of the friendliest cities in Europe
Recently the readers of Condé Nast Traveller picked out the twelve friendliest cities in Europe forthe year 2022. The criteria was friendliness of reisidents and smiles and how welcoming they felt tovisitors. Iceland came in third on the list.
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mbl.is, 15 October 2022 7:34 PM
Icelandair working with Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle and Icelandair signed an agreement on working together to promote Iceland as an international center for issues relating to the North and the environment. It includes promoting discussions on related issues and showcasing Iceland in the North.
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mbl.is, 15 October 2022 12:40 PM
Intense fire in Grandagarður last night
A fire broke out in a building a backyard in Grandagarður in Reykjavík last night. When the fire department arrived at the scene there was a lot of fireand smoke on the premises. However, it went well putting the fire out as is reported on the Facebook page of the Fire department.
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mbl.is, 14 October 2022 5:00 PM
Signs will soon have Icelandic first at the Keflavík Airport
"I am very happy with the decicion of the board on Isavia to put Icelandic first," says Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture and adds that it was about time.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 14 October 2022 4:06 PM
Grapevine New Music Picks: Elíza Newman, Atli Örvarsson and BART!
Ohhhh it’s Friday baby, AND it’s a sunny one. Celebrate by putting some great new music in your ear holes!...
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mbl.is, 14 October 2022 2:00 PM
The oldest twins in the history of Iceland
Hlaðgerður Snæbjörnsdóttir and Svanhildur Snæbjörnsdóttir are twins. They are celebrating their 100th birthay today. No Icelandic twins have reached the great age of becoming 100 years old before in this country so they are the oldest twins in the history of Iceland.
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mbl.is, 14 October 2022 7:00 AM
The glacial flood probably reached its maximum last night
The glacial flood in Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull continues and now it is estimated that the water coming from Grímsvötn isover 350 square meters per second.
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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 14 October 2022 12:51 AM
Arctic facing irreversible changes 
Irreversible changes will occur in Arctic areas within decades if immediate action is not taken, Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir said in her speech at the Arctic Circle conference. Oil extraction in the Icelandic economic zone will be banned by law. more
Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RÚV), 14 October 2022 12:43 AM
First accidents on icy morning roads
A taxi landed in Tjörninn in central Reykjavik at eight o'clock yesterday morning. As a result of a skid, the driver lost control of the car. No one was hurt, and the vehicle was not seriously damaged. Early morning ice was on the roads in the capital, and it caused a few accidents. more
mbl.is, 13 October 2022 2:00 PM
The wife had stabbed her husband last March and a history of violence
The wife of the man who was stabbed to death in Ólafsfjörður last week is under the suspicion of having stabbed him with a knife last March. The Northeast Iceland police have a few other instances under scrutiny where the couple had been physically fighting.
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mbl.is, 13 October 2022 11:32 AM
A car lifted out of the city pond in Reykjavík
A driver lost control of his car on the ice roads this morning when driving downtown and it resulted in the nose of the car going into the city pond Tjörnin in Reykjavík.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 13 October 2022 9:56 AM
Minor jökulhlaup in Grímsvötn
Updated 13.10.The glacial flood from
Grímsvötn is still ongoing and maximum discharge of about 500 m3/s
from Grímsvötn sub-glacial lake is expected to be reached later today or
tonight. The ice-shelf on top of the sub-glacial lake has now subsided
approximately 12 m since 5th of October. Since yesterday morning signals of
floodwater have been detected in Gígjukvísl river by water level measurements
and on images from a web cameramore
mbl.is, 12 October 2022 11:12 PM
Landed the second prize in the European Street Food Award 2022
Sigvaldi Jóhannesson also known as Chef Silli came in second in a competition for the best street food in Europe in Munich in Germany last weekend. This summer he won the preliminary competition here in Iceland that qualified him for the main competition European Street Food Award 2022 which landed him the second price.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 14 September 2022 2:56 PM
Fagradalsfjall eruption unusual in many ways compared to other eruptions
The precursors to the
eruption at Fagradalsfjall last year were unusual compared to many other
eruptions across the world and the composition of the lava changed as the
eruption continued. These are among the findings of two papers published in the
latest issue of Nature by scientists at the University of Iceland and the
Icelandic Meteorological Office along with a large number of colleagues. more
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