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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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Yesterday night, a new heat record was recorded for February in Reykjavík with the temperature reaching 10.2°C/ 50.4°F.
Reykjavík. Photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
The previous record was 10.1°C/ 50.2°F from February 8, 1935. But it was not only warm in the capital, the temperature in Seyðisfjörður soared to 15.3°C/59.5°F, an all-time record in Iceland on February 25. At Mánárbakki near Húsavík, Northeast Iceland, the temperature reached 12.2°C/ 53.9°F.
February 2013 could be the warmest February ever in Iceland, beating the record from 1964, mbl.is reports.
Reykjavík has been warmer than London, 1880 km/1168 miles south and east from the capital, for most of the month. Today, the forecast is for 8°C/47°F in Reykjavík and 6°C/43°F in London.
The heat and the rain is not the only blessing, as reported earlier, four travelers were saved from the roof of a truck in Landmannalaugar after it got stuck in a river.
Read more about that story here.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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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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REVIEWS
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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