Tag: Reykjanes

Podcast

Deep North Episode 40: Live, Laugh, Lava

For the third year in a row, there’s a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, only a stone’s throw away from the city centre. This

Erik Pomrenke August 25, 2023

Features

Live, Laugh, Lava

For the third year in a row, there’s a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, only a stone’s throw away from the city centre. This eruption marks a pattern, with around 300 days between eruptions, geologists’ predictions of a new eruption phase for the long-dormant volcano system seem to be coming to fruition. For visitors […]

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Gréta Sigríður Einarsdóttir August 9, 2023

Nature

Eruption at Litli-Hrútur Over

The volcanic eruption at Litli-Hrútur was determined to be at an end over the holiday weekend. Morgunblaðið reports. The eruption was declared officially over on

Erik Pomrenke August 8, 2023

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Two Helicopters Land in Restricted Area at Eruption

Last night, two helicopters landed inside the restricted area around the Litli-Hrútur eruption on Reykjanes, report Reykjanes police. This wasn’t the only example of irresponsible

Erik Pomrenke August 2, 2023

Nature

Litli-Hrútur Produced 30-50% Less Lava

Last week, the Litli-Hrútur eruption produced around 30-50% less lava than the previous week. If this trend continues, the end of the eruption could be

Erik Pomrenke July 31, 2023

Nature

Firefighting Efforts Continue at Reykjanes Eruption

Authorities announced today that the Meradalaleið (Hiking Trail E) would be closed so that firefighting teams could transport equipment. The eruption site was still accessible

Erik Pomrenke July 26, 2023

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Eruption Site Closed After 6:00 PM

Local authorities have announced that hiking trails to the Litli-Hrútur eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula will close at 6:00 PM today. The area will be

Erik Pomrenke July 24, 2023

Nature

Eruption Site Open and Wildfires Quelled

The eruption site on Reykjanes is open to visitors today and firefighters have managed to subdue the wildfires that have been raging at the site.

Jelena Ćirić July 20, 2023

Travel

Man Pronounced Dead After Collapsing at Eruption Site

Reykjanes police announced that a man in his fifties collapsed yesterday, July 18, at the eruption site. After being evacuated to the hospital, the man

Erik Pomrenke July 19, 2023

Nature

Largest Moss Fires On Record

Since the beginning of the Litli-Hrútur eruption on July 10, some 250 hectares [617 acres] of moss have burned. The wildfires on the Reykjanes peninsula

Erik Pomrenke July 19, 2023