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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 August 2024 4:04 PM
The Edda Or Whatever: Gylfaginning’s Season Finale
Welcome to The Edda or Whatever, where I’m spilling the tea on Norse mythology. We’re breaking down the Prose Edda,...
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Iceland Review, 30 August 2024 3:27 PM
Stabbing Victim Remains in Critical Condition
A girl remains in critical condition following a serious stabbing in Reykjavik. The 16-year-old boy accused of the attack has been transferred to Hólmsheiði prison for his safety after receiving death threats. In critical condition The girl who suffered a serious stabbing attack on Skúlagata in downtown Reykjavik last Saturday remains in critical condition at […]
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Iceland Review, 30 August 2024 2:08 PM
In Focus: Gender-Neutral Icelandic
Icelandic is a gendered language; all nouns are either masculine, feminine or neuter. This feature is known as “grammatical gender” and is shared by many languages around the world, and the number of “genders” in a language, sometimes simply called noun classes, can range from anywhere between two to as many as 140. Grammatical gender […]
Iceland Review, 30 August 2024 1:35 PM
Hustle and Hype
7:40 PM(Saturday evening, somewhere in Garðabær)“Nothin’ but a caged monkey”A white luxury SUV cruises past an undisclosed venue in Garðabær, pops a u-ey and parks on the grassy shoulder of the road. At the wheel is radio jockey and internet personality Gústi B. In the backseat, one of Iceland’s most divisive pop stars.A Rolex-wearin’, Porsche-pilotin’, […]
Iceland Review, 30 August 2024 1:03 PM
Small Town Scientists
STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education is having an international moment. Nations around the world are investing in STEM infrastructure and pathways like never before. From Digital Skills funding by the EU Commission, to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, calling on African leaders to increase education funding in these fields; to the […]
mbl.is, 30 August 2024 1:00 PM
Obtaining information on accident rates
The representatives of Ice Pic Journeys issued a statement yesterday regarding a fatal accident that occurred during a trip organized by the company on Breiðamerkurjökull glacier on Sunday. This is the first time that the representatives of the company have spoken out after the accident, but Morgunblaðið and mbl.is have repeatedly tried to get hold of them in the last few days.
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Iceland Review, 30 August 2024 10:07 AM
Ice Pic Journeys Issues Statement After Fatal Accident
Tour operator Ice Pic Journeys has issued a public statement following the fatal accident on Breiðamerkurjökull glacier last Sunday. Vatnajökull National Park recently announced a temporary suspension of ice cave tours, and the government is investigating why previous safety warnings were ignored. “Deeply regret” the accident Representatives of the tour operator Ice Pic Journeys have […]
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mbl.is, 29 August 2024 11:32 PM
Bárðarbunga trembles ten years after the eruption
A total of twenty earthquakes have hit Bárðarbunga in the past 24 hours.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 29 August 2024 11:15 PM
Activity
in the eruption fairly stable for the last few days
Updated 29 August at 18:00 UTCThe eruption continues in
the area northeast of Stóra-Skógfell. The activity has remained fairly stable
for the last few days. There are two main lava fountains active which seem
quite vigorous. Lava continues to flow mostly to the northwest at a slow rate
but also to the east. more
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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