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After roughly two months of harsh winter conditions with deep snow and stormy conditions, locals had enjoyed a mild climate for the month of February with both sunny and rainy days.
But on Leap Day, snow fell once more draping the city in white once again. The unexpected snowfall came as a surprise to drivers, causing severe delays in the afternoon traffic.
A meteorologist from the Icelandic Met Office told mbl.is on Leap day that a blizzard could be expected in the evening and into the morning hours, and as predicted, traffic was once more delayed on the streets of the city and conditions on mountain roads such as Holtavörðuheiði and Hellisheiði were hazardous in the blinding blizzard.
However, the surprise snowfall was replaced by heavy rain and strong winds yesterday afternoon and continued into the evening, clearing the streets once more.
Earthquakes in the southwest and north of Iceland were also detected, as reported by Iceland Review Online on Thursday.
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The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has approved new names for nine craters on Mercury including one for Icelandic littereture Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness.
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A petition urging the government to reconsider a proposed bill, in which the terms of the law requiring fishing companies to pay a tariff for their use of Iceland’s fishing resources are to be changed, has been signed by more than 11,000 people.
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Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden Frederik Reinfeldt today, 
A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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