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mbl.is, 19 March 2024 6:00 PM
Has been using three different surnames
The Court of Appeals has confirmed the detention of a foreign man who has been in Iceland repeatedly, is under a double re-entry ban in the Schengen area, and has been expelled and deported from Iceland. The court ruling states that the man has used three different surnames.
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Iceland Review, 19 March 2024 4:43 PM
More Icelanders Seek Help of Financial Advisers Than Before
More people in Iceland seek the help of financial advisors than before, RÚV reports today. The number of couples experiencing financial difficulties is especially increasing. Ásta Sigrún Helgadóttir from the organisation Debtors’ Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður skuldara) blames high-interest rates and inflation for the current difficult financial situations of many residents. Inflation fuels difficult financial situations The Debtors’ Ombudsman […]
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mbl.is, 19 March 2024 4:26 PM
18% of those who seek debt assistance are couples
More individuals now seek assistance from the Debtors Ombudsman (UMS) for financial problems. In addition, telephone consultations and messages sent by individuals have been increasing.
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Iceland Review, 19 March 2024 3:09 PM
Interesting Museums Around Iceland
Iceland is full of interesting museums and galleries that illustrate a fascinating history of how the nation coped with living in such a remote and harsh location. Every small town or village has something to showcase, and taking the time to stroll through a museum gives a vital context to Icelandic culture and society. The […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 March 2024 3:09 PM
No Sign Of Eruption Weakening
The eruption that began on the evening of March 16 is still going at a sustained strength. The eruption, which...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 March 2024 2:47 PM
Man Busted With Drugs Arriving At Keflavík Airport
A man was stopped upon arrival in Iceland on January 9 and was found to have two kilograms of cocaine...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 March 2024 2:39 PM
Increased Access To Icelandic Classes In Everyone’s Best Interest
Linguist and Háskóli professor Eiríkur Rögnvaldsson told Rás 2’s morning radio program that Icelanders need to shift their mindset about...
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mbl.is, 19 March 2024 2:05 PM
Disagrees with the Icelandic Met Office about the eruption
Þorvaldur Þórðarson, professor of volcanology at the University of Iceland, says that this eruption does not differ from previous eruptions at Sundhnúkagígar crater row.
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Iceland Review, 19 March 2024 12:50 PM
New Eruption Lengthier Than Previous Ones
The latest Reykjanes peninsula eruption has already gone on for longer than the previous three eruptions in this recent spell of volcanic activity in the area. The eruption, which began Saturday, is still being fed by magma pooling under nearby Svartsengi, which is causing crustal uplift in the area, RÚV reports. Lava may spare road […]
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Iceland Review, 19 March 2024 12:47 PM
The Best Restaurants in Iceland by Region
In recent years, the restaurant scene in Iceland has been booming, and Reykjavík is no longer the only place to find high quality restaurants. With increased interest in Iceland as a travel destination, small towns around the country have seen great opportunities in offering visitors local, delicious food in beautiful settings surrounded by nature. There’s […]
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Iceland Review, 19 March 2024 10:51 AM
Deep North Episode 66: Skeletons in the Closet
Saturday, May 18, 1946 was a pleasant spring morning in Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen. The war, with all its horror, had ended a year previously and western Europe was gradually moving toward a civil society based on human rights, justice, and democracy while simultaneously rebuilding and ridding itself of the last vestiges of Nazi occupation. At […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 19 March 2024 8:00 AM
A Crime Writer With A Day Job
A closer look into the double life of Yrsa Sigurðardóttir Many writers start writing as a side pursuit, with most...
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 18 March 2024 11:15 PM
Eruptive activity is relatively stable.
Updataed 18. March at 18:30 UTCThe Icelandic
Meteorological Office has updated the hazard assessment to account for
the latest data. The new hazard assessment takes effect
today, Monday, March 18, and is valid until March 20, unless the
situation
changes. Zone 3 (the Sundhnúkur crater row), where the volcanic eruption
is
still ongoing, remains unchanged, with the hazard level remaining very
high.
The hazard level is assessed to remain high in Zone 1
(Svartsengi) due to gas emissions and lava flows. The same applies to
Zone 4
(Grindavík), where the danger due to sinkholes above fissures, fault
movements, lava flows, and gas emissions is considered high. Zone
5 has been downgraded to considerable risk (orange) and Zone 7 is now
downgraded to some risk.more
mbl.is, 18 March 2024 8:11 PM
Lava is still moving very slowly
The Icelandic Met Office has updated the hazard assessment on the Reykjanes peninsula. It is valid until March 20, given that nothing changes.
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mbl.is, 18 March 2024 2:30 PM
Think that Suðurstrandarvegur road will not be impacted by the lava flow
Minister of Justice Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir said she was pleased to see how well the defence walls have been maintained and that the decisions that have been taken in connection with the defence development at Grindavík and Svartsengi have been a great success.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 18 March 2024 1:11 PM
Snæfellsjökull Glacier Enters Icelandic Presidential Race
As Icelandic voters prepare for the upcoming 2024 presidential elections on June 1, an unconventional new candidate has entered the...
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mbl.is, 18 March 2024 12:44 PM
Activity in the southern crater – the lava barely moving
The activity in the eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row seems to be similar to last night but the crater walls have grown, as in the Geldingadalur and Mt Fagradalsfjall eruptions. Activity is in the southern crater but no activity is visible north of it. The fissure is about three kilometers long.
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mbl.is, 17 March 2024 7:43 PM
"Everything looks very good"
The operation of the power plant in Svartsengi is uninterrupted despite the volcanic eruption that began yesterday. Last night it looked as though the high-voltage lines might be in danger, but the lava tongue appeared to have stopped this morning, 200 meters from the high-voltage lines and the hot-water pipes.
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mbl.is, 17 March 2024 4:00 PM
Behaves like a Krafla eruption
“The eruption is now starting to reduce, at least in terms of how it was in the first place last night,” Ármann Höskuldsson, a volcanology professor at the University of Iceland, tells us about the lava flow at Sundhnúkagígar crater row, adding that it’s quite likely that the eruption will fade out today, as other scientists have observed.
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mbl.is, 17 March 2024 2:03 PM
"Suðurstrandarvegur road is in danger"
“We can see that the advance of the eruption has slowed down, but there is still considerable amount of eruption and lava flow that reaches these two routes of lava flow, and there is a risk that the Suðurstrandarvegur road could be inundated,” Víðir Reynisson, Director of Civil Protection, tells mbl.is.
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mbl.is, 17 March 2024 12:05 PM
"The most spectacular home coming I’ve ever had"
Sigurður Jökull Ólafsson was on an Icelandair flight from Copenhagen when a volcanic eruption began on the Reykjanes peninsula. The captain of the flight informed the passengers of the plane that the eruption had started and they had a good view of the eruption before the flight landed. He says it was amazing to have seen the eruption from the high altitude.
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mbl.is, 16 March 2024 11:30 PM
Short notice a cause for concern
The short notice of the volcanic eruption that began tonight is causing concerns for Professor of Volcanology Þorvaldur Þórðarson. The lava seems to flow mostly to the east, but something flows westwards, which is towards Grindavíkurvegur road.
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mbl.is, 16 March 2024 10:45 PM
Footage showing the start of the eruption
The following video, which was captured on mbl.is’ web camera this evening, shows the re-emergence of a volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 26 February 2024 4:23 PM
The weather in Iceland in 2023The weather in 2023 was
mostly favorable. It was calm, dry, relatively little snow and stormy
days were quite uncommon. However, the year was cooler compared to
the most recent years. The
average nationwide temperature
was 0.1°C colder than the average temperature between 1991 and 2020,
and 0.4°C colder than the average temperature of the last ten years.
It was relatively coldest in the North, while the Southwest and
Southern coast were relatively warmer. The weather was particularly
cold in the beginning of the year and again in March. June, on the
other hand was exceptionally warm in the North and East. It was the
warmest June on record in many places in those regions. The year was
relatively dry, with precipitation below average across most of the
country. There were
several dry periods during the year, such as in March and July, but
there were also periods of heavy rain in between.
May and June were particularly wet and gloomy in the southern and
western regions.more
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