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mbl.is, 23 April 2024 5:44 PM
Attempting to break a world record
Today, a Japanese ski jumper attempts to break the world record in Hlíðarfjall in Akureyri in collaboration with the beverage manufacturer Red Bull.
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Iceland Review, 23 April 2024 4:56 PM
Airlines Eye Direct Flights Between China and Iceland
Chinese airlines, such as Juneyao and Air China, are exploring direct flights between China and Iceland. He Rulong, the Chinese ambassador to Iceland, revealed this at a press conference at the Chinese embassy today, VB.is reports. Shanghai or Beijing to Keflavík Last week, the ambassador discussed potential flight routes with Isavia, the national airport and […]
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mbl.is, 23 April 2024 2:58 PM
Video: Cooked hot dogs at the volcano
Bata Osovina and Tata Osovina have recently posted videos on their social media where they are very close to the volcanic eruption at Sundhnúkagígar crater row.
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Iceland Review, 23 April 2024 1:06 PM
Björk Among Plaintiffs in Fish Farming Case
The Westfjords Police will continue to investigate the escape of 3,500 salmons last August from a fish farm in Patreksfjörður run by the company Arctic Fish. Police had previously ended their investigation, but a motion from dozens of interested parties forced the issue, BB.is reports. Among the plaintiffs was internationally renowned singer Björk Guðmundsdóttir. Björk […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 23 April 2024 12:48 PM
Japanese Ski Jumper Tries For World Record In Akureyri
A Japanese ski jumper will attempt to beat the current world record in ski jumping on April 23. Ryōyū Kobayashi’s...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 23 April 2024 12:44 PM
Police Investigate Potential Homicide In Akureyri
Police officers in Akureyri found an unconscious woman in her home on Monday morning. Resuscitation attempts failed and the woman...
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mbl.is, 23 April 2024 11:48 AM
Video: Avalanche in the Westfjords
A large avalanche fell on the road in Hestfjorður last night, causing some delays in traffic through Ísafjarðardjúp in the Westfjords.
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Iceland Review, 23 April 2024 11:33 AM
Suspected Murder in Akureyri
A man is being detained by police following the death of his wife in their rental apartment in an Akureyri building. The man is in his 60s and will be held for a week on suspicion of murder, Vísir reports. Domestic violence suspected The woman was around 50 years old and the couple had just […]
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Iceland Review, 23 April 2024 9:58 AM
Deep North Episode 71: Goodbye to the Grind
The oldest known evidence of coffee in Iceland is a letter that Lárus Gottrup, a lawyer in Þingeyri, wrote to Árni Magnússon, a professor and manuscript collector, on November 16, 1703. They had spoken at the Alþingi (national Parliament meeting) that summer, and Árni was upset that his friend had forgotten to send him the coffee […]
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Iceland Review, 23 April 2024 9:00 AM
Ljósbrot to Open Cannes Film Festival Category
Ljósbrot, the forthcoming film from director Rúnar Rúnarsson, will be the opening film of the Un Certain Regard category at the Cannes Film Festival this year. This will be the sixth festival in a row that an Icelandic film is part of official selection at Cannes, Klapptré reports. Festival success Ljósbrot is Rúnar’s fourth feature […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 23 April 2024 8:00 AM
Listen! It’s Heyrðu’s Time To Shine
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time In many languages, telling someone “Listen!” is a good...
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mbl.is, 22 April 2024 6:00 PM
"The situation is grave"
Businesses in Grindavík have called upon MPs and ministers in the South Iceland district to take measures to save them.
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mbl.is, 22 April 2024 3:00 PM
Injuries point to foul play
The police say that injuries to a man in his 40s, who is from Lithuania, have led to suspicions that his death in a summer house in Kiðjabergi in Southern Iceland was caused by foul play.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 April 2024 2:00 PM
Homicide Under Investigation In South Iceland
Four men are in custody pending an investigation into the death of another man at a summer house in Grímsnes,...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 22 April 2024 1:58 PM
Meteorologist Predicts Warm Summer
Meteorologist Sigurður Þ. Ragnarsson, known as Siggi the Storm, is promising warmth and sunshine for the summer ahead, reports Vísir....
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mbl.is, 22 April 2024 1:00 PM
Abandoned Dacia Duster in the lava field
An abandoned Dacia Duster car appeared to be stuck in the lava field at the beginning of the route that goes west of the Blue Lagoon yesterday.
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mbl.is, 22 April 2024 11:36 AM
Two tourists stranded in Grótta
Two tourists were stranded outside Grótta yesterday. Just before 6:30 pm yesterday, the tourists asked for the assistance of rescue teams to reach land, as announced by Landsbjörg rescue team.
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mbl.is, 22 April 2024 12:10 AM
Four men arrested in relation to a murder in a summerhouse
Four men are detained by police on suspicion of being involved in a possible murder at a summer house in the upper parts of Árnessýsla county in the South of Iceland.
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mbl.is, 20 April 2024 1:58 PM
Sometimes it is difficult to go to sleep
“It was heavy and strange. I don’t have the number of meetings that were held,” says Sara Barsotti, the volcanic hazard coordinator at the Icelandic Met Office, about the atmosphere at the workplace the day Grindavík had to be evacuated, on November 10.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 19 April 2024 11:15 PM
Continued
ground uplift increases likelihood of another magma propagation even though an eruption is ongoing
Updated 19. April at 16:00 UTC
When the eruption started
on the 16 March, ground uplift at Svartsengi slowed down considerably and
almost stopped. This indicated an equilibrium between magma inflow into the
magma reservoir below Svartsengi, and to the surface at the Sundhnúkur crater
row.
At the beginning of
April, ground uplift began to increase anew, and a similar volume of magma is now
being erupted at Sundhnúkur as is accumulated in the reservoir beneath
Svartsengi, causing increased magma pressure.
The current development
is new, which is an ongoing volcanic eruption with a relatively stable lava
flow at Sundhnúkur crater row at the same time as ground is uplifting in
Svartsengi. Therefore, there is more uncertainty now than before about the
possible development of the event.more
mbl.is, 19 April 2024 4:30 PM
Planning for a safe route for visitors at the eruption site
The Icelandic Tourist Board leads a workgroup that has the task of preparing facilities for those who want to view the volcanic eruption in Sundhnúkagígar crater row, where one crater is erupting.
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mbl.is, 19 April 2024 2:30 PM
Was positive but is now "angry, frustrated and annoyed"
Birna Rún Arnarsdóttir, a resident of Grindavík, was one of many residents of Grindavík who turned out at Austurvöllur yesterday to protest the work methods of the real estate company Þórkatla, which is handling the government buyouts of properties in Grindavík.
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mbl.is, 19 April 2024 1:00 PM
Icelandic Nature the biggest draw
Icelandic nature was the most influential factor in foreign tourists’ decision to visit Iceland in 2022. 97% of respondents in the Icelandic Tourist Board survey said nature had a major or partial influence on their decision to travel to Iceland. Interest in the Arctic was also an important factor (84.6%) and in outdoor related activities (79.9%).
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 16 April 2024 4:02 PM
One month since the start of the
eruption at the Sundhnúkur crater row
Today marks one month since
the beginning of the eruption that is ongoing at the Sundhnúkur crater row. The
eruption, which began on the evening of March 16, is the fourth in a series of
eruptions that started when magma began accumulating beneath Svartsengi in late
October 2023.more
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