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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Herring worth ISK billions in exports are floating dead in Kolgrafafjörður, a small fjord on the northern part of Snæfellsnes peninsula, West Iceland, for the second time in two months.
The Marine Research Institute of Iceland visited the fjord yesterday to gather information on the scale of the incident.
Between 25,000 and 30,000 tons of herring died in December due to lack of oxygen in the fjord thought to have been caused by a landfill and bridge constructed across the fjord in December 2004.
Experts believe that a similar amount of fish may have died this time.
The current export value of 10,000 tons of herring amounts to ISK 1.25 billion (USD 9.8 million, EUR 7.2 million), according to Morgunblaðið.
School children in the nearby village of Grundarfjörður collected between 25 and 30 tons of the dead herring this morning for sale as animal fodder. Through the collection, the children raised an estimated ISK 200,000-ISK 240,000 for use in sports and other activities, mbl.is reports.
Biologist Róbert Arnar Stefánsson estimates that 7,000 tons of herring is laying on the shore and much more on the bottom of the fjord.
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources and the Minister of Industry and Innovation agreed yesterday to new funding to research and monitor the situation in Kolgrafafjörður, ruv.is reports.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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Prospective Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, chair of the Progressive Party, and prospective Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Bjarni Benediktsson, chair of the Independence Party, presented their government agreement at a press conference in the old district school at Laugarvatn in South Iceland today.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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