A new branch of the lava flowing from the Holuhraun eruption is constricting glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, which keeps retreating, as volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson described from the scene. The new lava now covers an area measuring 50 square km.
Heute beginnt der Betrieb in Islands erstem privaten Schlachthof. Das Unternehmen Seglbúðir in Kirkjubæjarklaustur in Südisland wird von dem Ehepaar Þórunn Júlíusdóttir und Erlendur Björnsson geleitet, die Beschäftigten kommen von den umliegenden Höfen.
Sämtliche Hochlandstraßen in Island sind seit dem 1. Oktober geschlossen. Sie können jedoch auf eigene Verantwortung befahren werden.
I Can Quit Whenever I Want (Smetto quando voglio), the debut film of Italian director Sydney Sibilia, received the Golden Puffin trophy at the 2014 Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) on Saturday as the ‘discovery of the year.’
The until now unbeatable MMA fighter Gunnar Nelson from Iceland lost to Rick Story from the U.S. in the headliner event at the Ericsson Global Arena in Stockholm on Saturday. They fought to the very end and Story won the fight through points.
Seit gestern Abend sind im Vulkan Bárðarbunga 20 Erdbeben automatisch aufgezeichnet worden. Die meisten Beben lagen in einer Stärke von 3,7 bis 4,3.
The street lamps along Skólavörðustígur in downtown Reykjavík turned pink last week on the occasion of the annual ‘Pink October’ initiative to raise awareness of cancer in women. This year, the Cancer Society is encouraging young women to show up for regular checkups.
The volcanic activity in Holuhraun appears to be stable, according to webcam observations, the Icelandic Met Office wrote in its update this morning. Since 7 pm yesterday, almost 20 earthquakes have been located at Bárðarbunga.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) gases emitted by the eruption in Holuhraun north of Vatnajökull glacier in the northeastern highlands are expected to drift to the west today. The pollution could cover the entire capital region at some point.
