The wind direction on the Reykjanes peninsula will be unfavorable to hikers this afternoon.

Reacting to rising numbers of new confirmed domestic cases of COVID-19 in Iceland in recent days, the Icelandic government yesterday announced its strictest disease prevention measures since the beginning of the pandemic.

The Suðurnes chief of police has decided to reopen access to the eruption area on the Reykjanes peninsula today.

A total of 17 new domestic cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Iceland yesterday.

Last night, mbl.is posted this livestream of the eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland.

Early Sunday morning, photographer Ívar Eyþórsson visited the eruption site in Geldingadalur, Fagradalsfjall mountain, to film the eruption with a drone.

Southwesterly winds have died down on the Reykjanes peninsula today, and the Icelandic Met Office has posted a message on its website, stating that pollution from volcanic gases will increase substantially today with calmer winds.

There are indications that the eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, which began on Friday, last week, is a shield volcano eruption.

A total of six new domestic cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Iceland since Friday, three of whom were outside quarantine.

The owner of an abandoned vehicle, which prompted rescue teams to conduct a search of the eruption area on the Reykjanes peninsula, has come forward.

Looking into the fiery ‘eye’ of a crater is a rare opportunity.

Thousands of people flocked to the volcanic area on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, yesterday.

Janne Kristensen, from Denmark, and Wouter Van Hoeymissen, for Belgium, met in Reykjavík in 2005.

The volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, continues.

An ice cave in Kötlujökull, South Iceland - a glacier which extends from Mýrdalsjökull glacier, north of the mountain Hafursey - has lately been a popular destination for people who take organized tours in this area.

The volcanic eruption that started on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, shortly before 9:30 pm is still very small.

The Icelandic Met Office has just issued the following warning: “An eruption has started in Fagradalsfjall.”

The government of Iceland is expected to approve a proposal from the chief epidemiologist today, suggesting that children from countries outside the Schengen Area be tested once for COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.

Residents of the East Fjords got a glimpse of summer yesterday, when the temperature soared to roughly 20°C (68°F).

Armando Bequiri, an Albanian citizen in his 30s, shot to death in front of his home on the street Rauðagerði, Reykjavík, February 13, suffered nine gunshot wounds.