Auch am Mittwoch hat der Vulkan Bárðarbunga im Nordteil des Vatnajökull weiter gebebt, berichtet ruv.is.
Stjarnan (‘The Star’) from Garðabær, located in the Reykjavík area, plays its first game against Inter Milan tonight for a place in the European League.
What do earthquakes and music have in common? A lot, says musician Halldór Eldjárn. He has set up a webpage where he has converted the earthquakes from Bárðarbunga volcano to music. The Reykjavík Jazz Festival ends today and thus the experiment is very timely.
Die Stadtverwaltung von Isafjörður hat ein Ersuchen des Stromversorgers Orkubú Vestfjarðar bestätigt, Wasser aus dem Stóra-Eyjavatn für die Stromerzeugung zu nutzen.
Der Vulkan Bárðarbunga unterhalb der Eisdecke des Vatnajökull, der seit letzter Woche vermehrte Bebentätigkeit zeigt und offenbar kurz vor einem Ausbruch steht, ist nach einem Siedler aus der Landnahmezeit, benannt: Bárður Bjarnason, auch Gnúpa-Bárður genannt, stammte aus dem Sognefjord in Westnorwegen.
Seit gestern gilt für das Gebiet nördlich des Vatnajökull, wo der Vulkan Bárðabunga heftige Erdbebentätigkeit zeigt, die Gefahrenstufe ausgerufen worden.
A volcanic eruption in Bárðarbunga could have a great an impact on air travel as the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption did, according to Friðþór Eydal, a spokesperson for ISAVIA, the company which operates airports in Iceland.
The Icelandic Naming Committee rejected the name Clinton at its recent meeting. The committee made several rulings on July 30, most of which were positive, but Clinton was rejected as a middle name on the basis that it is not considered derived from local roots.
Independence Party MPs declared their support for Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir at a party meeting in Vestmannaeyjar yesterday. Hanna Birna has been under fire in recent months following the leak of information about an asylum seeker from her ministry in November.
The northern lights season in Iceland begun last night with strong displays in parts of the country.
