mbl.is,   15 March 2025 10:25 PM
Raising awareness of Long Covid’s lasting impact

Today marks International Long Covid Day, and the ME Society is joining a global initiative throughout the month to highlight the serious and long-term effects of Long Covid—especially among children. more

mbl.is,   15 March 2025 3:44 PM
"We are just on our toes"

"The situation is calm at the moment, but we expect to see developments soon," said Ingibjörg Andrea Bergþórsdóttir, a natural hazard expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, when contacted by mbl.is regarding the ongoing unrest on the Reykjanes Peninsula. more

Iceland Review,   15 March 2025 3:01 PM
Iceland Aims to Secure Euro 2026 Spot with Handball Win Over Greece

The Iceland Men’s Handball team will face off against Greece today, starting at 16.00. Should they achieve victory, they will qualify for the Euro 2026 competition.  At 15:30, pre-analysis of Iceland’s national game will be broadcast live on RÚV from Laugardalshöll arena, where more than 2000 fans have congregated. The match will begin 30 minutes […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       15 March 2025 12:59 PM
New earthquake swarm could intensify

The earthquake swarm that started south of Reykjanestá on Wednesday appears to be dying down, according to a natural hazards specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office.

However, it is not ruled out that earthquake activity could increase again.

The earthquakes may be triggered by changes in the stress field on the Reykjanes Peninsula, following years of seismic and volcanic activity in the region.

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Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       14 March 2025 5:49 PM
One injured after explosion at Grundartangi aluminium plant

A fuse blew at a substation in Norðurál’s aluminium plant in Grundartangi today, injuring one worker.

This has been confirmed by Sólveig Bergmann, Norðurál’s spokesperson, though she says she currently has no information on the condition of the injured employee.

She states that an electric arc was formed, which happens when an electrical current travels through gas.

The area […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       14 March 2025 5:38 PM
RÚV English Radio - THE SNORRI PROGRAMS

The Snorri Programs are three different travel opportunities that connect North Americans and Icelanders with their relatives, heritage, and identity.

Darren spoke to co-managers Julie Summers and Atli Geir Halldórsson.

RÚV English Radio can be heard freely around the world and in Iceland, and covers everything Icelandic - news, culture, music, language, events, people, places & more […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       14 March 2025 5:20 PM
Egill Heiðar is new director of Borgarleikhúsið

Egill Heiðar Anton Pálsson has been appointed as the new director of Borgarleikhúsið (The City Theatre of Reykjavík). He will officially assume the position at the end of April.

In a statement from Borgarleikhúsið, he is described as one of Iceland’s leading theatre artists at present. He has extensive experience in the performing arts, both in Iceland and internationally.

He has 25 years of […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       14 March 2025 5:17 PM
Eruption could occur with “very little warning”

Around 700 earthquakes have been recorded in the seismic swarm that began off the south west coast of Iceland on Wednesday.

It is only a matter of time before the stress from magma accumulation is released in a magma intrusion and an eruption, which could begin with very little warning, according to a natural hazard specialist.

There has been a significant decrease in the earthquake activity offshore at […] more