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mbl.is, 01 October 2024 4:00 PM
Says adequate risk assessment was lacking
The Labor Inspectorate believes that, among other things, the fatal accident that occurred when a man on a soil compactor fell into a crevice in Grindavík at the beginning of the year can be attributed to the fact that there was no adequate risk assessment for the work.
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mbl.is, 01 October 2024 2:00 PM
Traffic disruptions to Reynisfjara Black Beach for the next few days
Due to road construction and road painting to Reynisfjara Black Beach, there will be significant traffic disruptions and parking lot closures on Friday and Saturday.
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Iceland Review, 01 October 2024 12:53 PM
Bill to Permit Domestic Online Alcohol Sales in the Works
A draft of a bill has just been posted to the government’s consultation portal that, if passed into law, would permit the operation of domestic online shops for alcohol. The monopoly Iceland has somewhat strict laws about the sale of alcohol. As it stands now, Icelanders can only buy alcohol from government owned stores under […]
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Iceland Review, 01 October 2024 11:11 AM
Brit Breaks World Record in Iceland for Charity
Sebastian Key, a running enthusiast, has shattered the world record for running the entirety of the Ring Road yesterday, returning to Reykjavík yesterday afternoon. Family ties As reported, Sebastian sought to complete a circuit of Route 1–also known as the Ring Road, the highway which circles the country–entirely on foot. He furthermore aimed to break […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 01 October 2024 11:09 AM
Former Presidential Candidate Forms New Political Party
Former presidential candidate and attorney Arnar Þór Jónsson has formed a new political party, titled The Democratic Party — Association...
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mbl.is, 01 October 2024 11:06 AM
Ice cave tours can start again
The board of Vatnajökull National Park has agreed to allow ice cave tours on the glacier again. There have been no ice cave tours in the area of ​​the national park since an American man died in an accident during such a trip on Breiðamerkurjökull glacier at the end of August.
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Iceland Review, 01 October 2024 10:51 AM
Majority of East Icelanders Support Auxiliary Power
A new poll from Maskína shows that the largest share of East Icelanders support wind power, believe additional power sources are very important, and want to see such power in public rather than private ownership, Austurfrétt reports. Plans for 2026 Plans are already in the works to raise 30 wind turbines over an area of […]
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 5:30 PM
Will take support from the Centre Party and the Independence Party
"Most experiments like this don't last long," says Eiríkur Bergmann, professor of political science at the University of Bifröst, when asked about Arnar Þór Jónsson's founding of the Democratic Party, which he introduced this weekend.
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Iceland Review, 30 September 2024 4:40 PM
Sauðárkrókur Secures Ample Hot Water for Winter
Last winter, residents of the town of Sauðárkrókur in North Iceland faced hot water rationing due to a cold spell that strained district heating systems. However, a newly discovered hot water source in the area is expected to prevent rationing this winter, supplying enough for around five hundred households. A substantial amount of hot water […]
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 September 2024 4:40 PM
Track By Track: Dulræn Atferlismeðferð By Kött Grá Pjé
Rapper Kött Grá Pjé’s Dulræn Atferlismeðferð is mystical, groovy and true to the heart Debuting as a solo artist 10...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 30 September 2024 3:46 PM
Iceland Sees Highest Traffic Fatalities Since 2018
Drivers travelling over Hellisheiði are being reminded of the growing number of traffic-related deaths in Iceland this year, reports RÚV....
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 3:30 PM
The biggest earthquake of the year in Mýrdalsjökull glacier
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred in Goðabunga, near Austmannabunga in Mýrdalsjökull glacier before 6 o'clock this morning.
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Iceland Review, 30 September 2024 3:05 PM
Thirteen Traffic Deaths in Iceland This Year, Highest Since 2018
Thirteen people have died in traffic accidents in Iceland this year, the highest number since 2018. A sign near the Hellisheiði mountain pass, which displays annual traffic fatalities, was updated this morning following a fatal accident in Reykjavík last weekend. Highest death toll since 2018 Thirteen people have died in traffic accidents so far this […]
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 12:15 PM
Has founded a new political party
Arnar Þór Jónsson, a lawyer and former presidential candidate, has founded a new political party called Lýðræðisflokkurinn or the Democratic Party - an organization for self-determination.
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mbl.is, 30 September 2024 11:49 AM
The chance of a shield eruption seems to be increasing
The probability of a shield eruption in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row increases with time. That would mean that the Reykjanesbraut Road is not the only infrastructure on the Reykjanes Peninsula that is in danger. Such an eruption could last for several years or even decades.
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mbl.is, 29 September 2024 11:20 AM
Overturned a false confession in England
"In 1991, I was asked to give an IQ test to Oliver Campbell, there were two of us who came up with this, a psychiatrist and I, and my part was somewhat limited," says Gísli Guðjónsson, professor emeritus of forensic psychology at King's College University in London and expert in false confessions, in an interview with Morgunblaðið about a more than a three-decade-old case that turned an innocent man's life upside down.
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 29 September 2024 10:50 AM
Wide Awake: Punk Pioneers Purrkur Pillnikk Star In A New Documentary
In August 1982, punk rock four-piece Purrkur Pillnikk played their final show at the Melarokk festival in Reykjavík. Their short,...
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Reykjavík Grapevine, 28 September 2024 4:24 PM
Happy Songs For Happy People: Dr. Gunni Keeps The Fun Going
Gunnar Lárus Hjálmarsson, aka Dr. Gunni, is a true local legend. Initially the driving force behind Icelandic cult indie collectives...
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mbl.is, 28 September 2024 2:56 PM
Jón Gnarr joining the Liberal Reform Party: "I'm a great anarchist and a libertarian"
"I have always been political. During the presidential election campaign, I found that I really enjoyed this. That's why I started looking into the possibility of going to parliament," says Jón Gnarr, former presidential candidate and mayor of Reykjavík. He intends to run for the Liberal Reform Party (Viðreisn) in the next parliamentary elections.
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mbl.is, 27 September 2024 11:06 AM
It could become difficult to predict the next eruptions
The chemical composition of the magma in the first four eruptions in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row on the Reykjanes Peninsula suggests that the magma comes from several magma chambers or vents that are close to each other at a depth of about five kilometers.
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mbl.is, 26 September 2024 7:01 PM
Signs of a cooling housing market
Þorvaldur Gissurarson, the CEO of ÞG Verk, says that the housing market has cooled down in recent weeks. However, it is premature to draw too many conclusions based on the sales of the last few weeks. A real estate agent that Morgunblaðið spoke to said the same thing, that the market had been slowing down recently. He believed that the main explanation was that the banks had raised interest rates on indexed housing loans.
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mbl.is, 26 September 2024 12:19 PM
Lambs are lean and weigh less
"The weight of lambs after the summer is lower than sometimes before, and this can be attributed to the cold weather in the first week of June and the unfavorable weather this summer. This has an impact," says Eyjólfur Ingvi Bjarnason, a farmer in Ásgarður in Dalir and chairman of the section of sheep farmers in the Icelandic Farmers Association.
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The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 24 September 2024 11:15 PM
Magma
accumulation continues beneath Svartsengi
Updated 24. September at 14:00 UTCData from GPS instruments suggest that the land
uplift in Svartsengi continues at a steady rate. Model calculations based on
this data also suggest that magma accumulation beneath Svarstengi has continued
at a similar rate for the last weeks. According to measurements of land uplift
and estimates of the rate of magma accumulation, the development is similar to
previous events in the area. more
The Icelandic Meteorological Office, 23 September 2024 4:56 PM
New Icelandic Met Office
weather and climate supercomputer, becomes operational
The National Meteorological
Institutes of Iceland, Denmark, Ireland and the Netherlands have joined forces
to respond to climate change with more timely weather forecasting on a new, now
operational, common supercomputer. This helps prepare each nation for the
impacts of weather patterns, which are expected to become more extreme and more
challenging to forecast.more
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