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mbl.is, 29 August 2024 5:15 PM
Crater rims growing – Land deformation continues
Considerable magma activity remains in two craters north of the fissure in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row. The craters are very close to each other and the rims are gradually growing.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 August 2024 2:45 PM
The Matey Seafood Festival Is Back!
Vestmannaeyjar seems to be hell bent on keeping that “festival town” tag intact. Hot on the heels of Þjóðahátið —...
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Iceland Review, 29 August 2024 2:36 PM
How to Deal with “Witch’s Hair”
Following last Friday’s eruption, Icelanders have been confronted with a little-talked-about after effect of volcanoes: nornahár, or “witch’s hair”. As such, the general public is being reminded of how best to deal with it. Pele’s hair In English, nornahár is called Pele’s hair, named for the Hawaiian goddess of volcanoes. It is typically formed from […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 August 2024 2:08 PM
Far Flung Food: Dining Discoveries In The Wild Westfjords
Even in over-exposed Iceland there exist areas visited by less than 10% of tourists each year. In fact, just as...
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Iceland Review, 29 August 2024 11:57 AM
Iceland Airwaves Releases Third Line-Up Announcement
Organisers of the Iceland Airwaves music festival, coming up this November, have just released their third line-up list, with numerous artists on offer. From abroad As with many years previous, the line-up includes artists from around the world and Iceland. Amongst the acts from overseas on the line-up is the Canadian R&B singer Charlotte Day […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 August 2024 11:53 AM
Iceland Airwaves Adds To Its 2024 Lineup
The Iceland Airwaves music festival will take over Reykjavík again November 7 to 9 and the team has announced 17...
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Iceland Review, 29 August 2024 11:35 AM
Buffý Now Legal in Iceland
The Naming Committee has issued numerous rulings over the past week, adding several new legal names to the Icelandic lexicon. The rules Iceland’s Naming Committee is an independent body which determines whether or not a new name should be legally allowed. They pass this judgement on numerous criteria, but the main ones are that there […]
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Iceland Review, 29 August 2024 10:48 AM
Co-Founder of Tour Company Fired from Mountain Guide Association
One of the founders of the tour company which led a group of tourists to an ice cave where an ice wall collapse claimed one life and injured another has been fired from the Association of Icelandic Mountain Guides (AIMG). This was disclosed in an announcement from the board. “In light of events last [S]unday, […]
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mbl.is, 28 August 2024 9:46 PM
Still in critical condition
The condition of the girl who suffered life-threatening injuries in the stabbing attack at Skúlagata in Reykjavík on Saturday evening is unchanged. She is still in critical condition.
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mbl.is, 28 August 2024 3:57 PM
Warned of the ice wall just a few minutes before the accident
"I come over there to the man who was found dead under the ice, his feet are sticking out and he's leaning down like that. I take a hook, push the ice off him, and pull him up so he doesn't choke. I perform CPR on the man. Then I get the news that there is an injured woman above and it is his wife," says Birgir Þór Júlíusson, who came to the fatal accident on Breiðamerkurjökull glacier on Sunday.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 August 2024 3:43 PM
Between Heartbreak And Sunsets: Rúnar Rúnarsson’s Film ‘Ljósbrot’ Delves Into Grief
“I hate trailers,” director Rúnar Rúnarsson states confidently. “Trailers are getting worse. They are just answering the final question.” As...
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Iceland Review, 28 August 2024 2:54 PM
Gylfi Sigurðsson Returns to Iceland’s National Football Squad
Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson has returned to Iceland’s national team for the upcoming UEFA Nations League matches, after not being selected for the team’s past eight games. Former captain Aron Einar Gunnarsson was not selected, with coach Åge Hareide emphasising the need for him to play in a stronger league. Gylfi Sigurðsson returns The National Football […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 August 2024 1:28 PM
A Day Trip To Hveragerði, Southeast Iceland’s Garden Oasis
The road to Hveragerði is like a miniature tour of Iceland’s topography. Passing the broken red rocks of the Rauðhólar...
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mbl.is, 27 August 2024 12:01 PM
Criticizes ice cave trips in the summer
Helgi Björnsson, glaciologist and professor emeritus at the Earth Sciences Institute of the University of Iceland, believes that it is extremely dangerous to offer trips to ice caves during the summer. The caves are constantly changing during the summer when the glacier is moving more. You should wait until autumn to go on such trips.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 26 August 2024 11:15 PM
The
largest eruption in the Sundhnúkur crater row
Updated 26 August at 17:00 UTCAll data suggest that this eruption is the largest in the area since the
unrest period began in the autumn of 2023. This assumption is based on
measurements of the lava field so far and model calculations that estimate the
amount of magma that propagated from Svartsengi to the Sundhnúkur crater row
when the eruption started.more
mbl.is, 26 August 2024 4:00 PM
The search has been called off: No one under the ice
Rescue operations at Breiðamerkurjökull glacier have been completed. Search has been cancelled.
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mbl.is, 26 August 2024 2:30 PM
A young girl still in danger after a knife attack on Culture Night
The condition of the girl who suffered life-threatening injuries in a stabbing attack in the city center on Culture Night is unchanged, according to Grímur Grímsson, senior police officer of the central investigation department.
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mbl.is, 26 August 2024 12:03 PM
Fatal accident in an ice cave in Breiðamerkurjökull glacier
Emergency personnel are looking for two people who are trapped under the debris of an ice cave that collapsed in Breiðamerkurjökull glacier yesterday.
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mbl.is, 25 August 2024 2:00 PM
The biggest quake since Thursday
An earthquake of magnitude 2.2 was measured in the magma tunnel north of Mt Stóra-Skógfell at 2 am. It is the largest earthquake in the region since Thursday.
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mbl.is, 25 August 2024 12:21 PM
Teenager in danger after stabbing
Three young people were stabbed at Skúlagata in the center of Reykjavík just before twelve o'clock last night, and one of them is in critical condition. The police have not ruled out that the attack is an attempted murder.
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mbl.is, 24 August 2024 4:00 PM
Lava flow towards Grindavíkurvegur Road seems to have stopped
Lava from the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula flows mostly to the northwest and does not seem to be moving quickly. The flow of lava towards Grindavíkurvegur Road seems to have stopped.
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mbl.is, 24 August 2024 1:47 PM
Reykjavík Culture night is today
Reykjavík's biggest outdoor gathering is Culture Night where endless activities can be enjoyed downtown, in museums, outdoors and in various venues. There will be art, music, dancing, games, theatre and lots of other things throughout the day and evening.
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mbl.is, 24 August 2024 9:57 AM
Runs in the memory of her little sister
Katrín Una Sigurðardóttir, a nine-year-old girl from Siglufjörður, plans to take part in the Reykjavík marathon today. She runs in the recreational race in memory of her sister, Elvíra María, who died last year after a battle with acute leukemia.
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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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