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Iceland Review, 21 September 2023 2:14 PM
Rosé and 10K (at the Reykjavík Marathon)
It was a season of debauchery. A season of cocktail-filled nights and subpar parenting.A season of good-natured rationalisation.“The good thing about drinking while raising two young boys,” I observed, “is that I have four hands. Sometimes six.”I was in Surrey when I made that observation. Surrey in English means Sorry – in reference to how insufferably […]
Iceland Review, 21 September 2023 12:45 PM
Mud, Sweat, and Gears
The motorsport Formula Offroad began in Iceland in the 1960s. The history of the sport is traced to rescue teams, who in an effort to generate additional funding for their chapters, began showcasing their 4×4 trucks navigating challenging Icelandic terrain. And what started as a demonstration evolved into a competitive endeavour among teams, with custom-built […]
mbl.is, 21 September 2023 12:00 PM
"Seyðisfjörður has never been more beautiful"
“I just think it all goes back to normal once the alert is lifted,” says Aðalheiður Borgþórsdóttir, a resident of Seyðisfjörður and the director of employment and culture at Múlaþing.
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Iceland Review, 21 September 2023 10:35 AM
In Focus: Cruise Ships
Small town Iceland isn’t what it used to be. During the peak summer season, some of Iceland’s coastal communities are bustling with cruise ship tourists, overwhelming local residents many times over. For some, these tourists represent an injection of cosmopolitan vitality into otherwise small, sleepy towns. For others, they represent the noise, pollution, and crowds […]
mbl.is, 21 September 2023 9:00 AM
“Does Mom Just Have Dementia Three Days a Week?”
“If you have Alzheimer’s, you need services. Not only sometimes but always,” says Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir, chairperson of the Alzheimer’s Association.
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mbl.is, 20 September 2023 6:00 PM
"This is not the law"
Sveinn Andri Sveinsson and Einar Oddur Sigurðsson, the defense lawyers of Sindri Snær Birgisson and Ísidór Nathansson, who are charged in the so-called terrorism case, argued this morning in a long defense on why the prosecution’s charges should be dismissed. Prosecutor Karl Ingi Vilbergsson asked that the claim be rejected.
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Iceland Review, 20 September 2023 4:02 PM
Is Iceland Spar your national crystal? Is it a popular product in Icelandic gift shops?
Iceland has no official “national crystal,” but if such a title were ever bestowed, Iceland spar would likely be a contender. Known alternatively as Icelandic spar or optical calcite, this crystal gained its name from its initial European introduction via the Helgustaðir mine in East Iceland during the 17th century (although the crystal is found […]
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Iceland Review, 20 September 2023 1:56 PM
Minister Denies University’s Appeal for Registration Fee Hike
The Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation in Iceland, Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir, has denied a request from the country’s four public universities to increase registration fees, citing the financial strain already faced by students. The minister urges universities to improve the quality of education without raising fees. Presidents appeal to ministry Last year, the […]
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mbl.is, 20 September 2023 12:06 PM
Free bus services for the car free day
There will be free bus services in both the capital area and the countryside on Friday for the Car free day 2023.
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mbl.is, 20 September 2023 11:27 AM
Tasty days ahead in the Westman Islands: Seafood Festival MATEY starting
The seafood festival MATEY will be held for the second time on September 21-23rd, with a bang. It is true that the Westman Islands are already on the world’s culinary map, and the festival has attracted a lot of attention around the world. In recent days, foreign media, foodies, and food aficionados flock to the Westman Islands to participate in the festival.
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mbl.is, 19 September 2023 3:00 PM
Roof blew off a house in Siglufjörður
The roof of a house on Aðalgata in Siglufjörður blew off in a gust of wind last night. Most of the roof blew off, resulting in debris being scattered over a large area, the police in North Iceland announced.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 September 2023 12:00 PM
Well, You Asked: This Town Ain’t Big Enough
The Grapevine’s Best and Brightest Answer Your Most Pressing Questions Why is some public water in Reykjavik so full of...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 September 2023 11:53 AM
How Will (Or Won’t) Climate Change Affect The Weather In Iceland?
What’s the easiest way to distinguish an Icelander from a tourist downtown? Easy. Icelanders have long given up dressing for...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 September 2023 11:44 AM
What Was The Purpose Of Witchcraft In Iceland?
You can summon money using a stolen coin, an ancient symbol drawn upon the skin of a black wildcat, a...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 September 2023 11:40 AM
What’s Nibbling On Iceland’s Forests?
Tree growth in Iceland has risen almost exponentially in the last few decades. In part due rather unfortunately to rising...
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mbl.is, 19 September 2023 11:29 AM
Landslide outside of the town and evacuation order still in effect
“We assume that the evacuations that have been carried out will continue today,” says Kristján Ólafur Guðnason, the East Iceland police chief, but yesterday it was decided to evacuate houses in Seyðisfjörður due to a precipitation forecast.
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mbl.is, 18 September 2023 7:00 PM
Whaling reduces carbon dioxide emissions
The net emissions from each fin whale during its life span is about 1,770 tons of carbon dioxide. The average age of caught fin whales is 26 years, meaning that each animal emits 570 tons of carbon dioxide. From the age of 27 years onwards, annual emissions are estimated to be 1,200 tons, but by hunting fin whales it would prevent the release of such a quantity of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Each fin whale is estimated to emit a corresponding amount of carbon dioxide a year as more than 30 cars, that burn six liters per hundred kilometrs driven annually for 14 thousand miles.
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mbl.is, 18 September 2023 4:31 PM
Houses evacuated in Seyðisfjörður
The police in East Iceland have decided, in agreement with the Icelandic Met Office and the National Police Commissioner, to evacuate some houses in Seyðisfjörður due to precipitation forecasts in East Iceland.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 18 September 2023 3:16 PM
Skull Fragments Found In Ministers‘ Residence
Two skull fragments were uncovered during construction work in the Ministers‘ Residence at Tjarnargata last week. According to reports, the...
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mbl.is, 18 September 2023 12:29 PM
Orange alert in the East Fjords tomorrow and danger of landslides
An orange warning will be in effect in the East Fjords tomorrow, if the weather doesn’t change, due to intense rain. The Met Office warns of an increased risk of landslides in the East Fjords and East Iceland.
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mbl.is, 17 September 2023 11:30 PM
"Must be the Icelandic record for five star reviews"
The DIVE.IS staff was delighted last weekend when the company celebrated the remarkable milestone of receiving its ten thousandth and fifth star review on the travel website Tripadvisor, with the highest rating available on Tripadvisor being five stars, the lowest being one.
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mbl.is, 16 September 2023 2:34 PM
Found her dreamjob at sea
Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir has always been interested in machines and how they work and always envisioned that she would end up in mechanical engineering at university level. However, she decided to pursue her interest before she was there and enrolled in engineering school at the Technical Institute and started to go out to sea. First, she was on fishing vessels, but now she works as an engineer on the patrol vessel Þór and is not going ashore anytime soon, although she has not ruled out the possibility of further studies at the university.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 29 August 2023 5:01 PM
Flood
in Skaftá
Updated on 29 August, at 17:00 Hydrological measurements in Skaftá at
Sveinstindur show that the increase in discharge has slowed down.The discharge
is estimated 620 m3/s at 15:00 compared to 600 m3/s at 9:00 this morning. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 23 August 2023 3:51 PM
No visible changes in geothermal activity around Askja and Víti
The field trip conducted by a
team from IMO last week has been completed succesfully. Preliminary results indicate no
changes in the gases or waters compared to previous years while
further sample and data analyses are ongoing. Visual inspections
and temperature and pH measurements do not point to
any clear changes in geothermal activity around Askja including
in Víti. The observation on 12 August at the edge of
Bátnshraun which was reported as a possible steam plume is now recognized
as dust caused by a minor rock fall on a steep slope of the
caldera wall.
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