The most popular news stories posted on Iceland Review Online in 2010 were those concerning the two volcanic eruptions, the one on the Fimmvörduháls mountain ridge in March and the one in Eyjafjallajökull glacier, which brought us 450,000 visits in April—a new record. The monthly average is around 150,000 visits.
Coverage of the volcanic eruptions in Iceland in 2010 garnered worldwide attention. The crater and lava fall on Fimmvörduháls. Photo by Bjarni Brynjólfsson.
However, these stories were not included in our ‘Most Read’ function, which was established in the latter part of last year.
In line with top ten lists posted by most media outlets these days, here is our list of the stories which raised the most attention in the last few months of 2010.
1. MPs in Iceland Question Credit Card Reps on Wikileaks
2. Wave of Property Auctions in Southwest Iceland
3. Iceland’s Former PM Taken to Court
4. Heathen Buried in Iceland, 1,100 Years Post-Mortem
5. Will an Eruption Start Today?
6. Ringo Starr Joins Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon in Plastic Ono Band Concert
7. A Flood Might Indicate an Eruption in Grímsvötn (Video)
8. Jehovah’s Witness in Iceland Accused of Sex Offences
9. Earthquakes Measured at Iceland’s Vatnajökull
10. Police: Protests at Iceland’s Parliament Mostly Peaceful
