Iceland Monitor

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 09:00:00 +0000
"A clear case of vandalism"
The artwork The Outlaw by Einar Jónsson has been vandalized at Hólavallacemetary in Reykjavík.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 21:22:00 +0000
"I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous"
The hiker Bergur Vilhjálmsson began his hike into Hvalfjörður from Akranes with a sled loaded with 100 kg around 14 am today.

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 15:39:00 +0000
The crater's wall has risen since yesterday
The activity of the eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row has not changed much, but it seems that the crater‘s wall has risen since yesterday.

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:50:00 +0000
Half of the applications will be approved by end of week
The board of Þórkatla real estate company has now approved the purchase of 263 properties in Grindavík and the owners of the properties concerned have received confirmation of approval. The approved applications have been sent to the purchase a...

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:17:00 +0000
Dacia Duster is no longer in the lava field
The fact that tourists try to get too close to the eruption site at Sundhnúkagígar crater row is a problem that has also occurred in previous volcanic eruptions on the Reykjanes peninsula. However, no rescue teams have been called in connection ...

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:44:00 +0000
Attempting to break a world record
Today, a Japanese ski jumper attempts to break the world record in Hlíðarfjall in Akureyri in collaboration with the beverage manufacturer Red Bull.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 14:58:00 +0000
Video: Cooked hot dogs at the volcano
Bata Osovina and Tata Osovina have recently posted videos on their social media where they are very close to the volcanic eruption at Sundhnúkagígar crater row.

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:48:00 +0000
Video: Avalanche in the Westfjords
A large avalanche fell on the road in Hestfjorður last night, causing some delays in traffic through Ísafjarðardjúp in the Westfjords.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000
"The situation is grave"
Businesses in Grindavík have called upon MPs and ministers in the South Iceland district to take measures to save them.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
Injuries point to foul play
The police say that injuries to a man in his 40s, who is from Lithuania, have led to suspicions that his death in a summer house in Kiðjabergi in Southern Iceland was caused by foul play.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000
Abandoned Dacia Duster in the lava field
An abandoned Dacia Duster car appeared to be stuck in the lava field at the beginning of the route that goes west of the Blue Lagoon yesterday.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:36:00 +0000
Two tourists stranded in Grótta
Two tourists were stranded outside Grótta yesterday. Just before 6:30 pm yesterday, the tourists asked for the assistance of rescue teams to reach land, as announced by Landsbjörg rescue team.

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:10:00 +0000
Four men arrested in relation to a murder in a summerhouse
Four men are detained by police on suspicion of being involved in a possible murder at a summer house in the upper parts of Árnessýsla county in the South of Iceland.

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:58:00 +0000
Sometimes it is difficult to go to sleep
“It was heavy and strange. I don’t have the number of meetings that were held,” says Sara Barsotti, the volcanic hazard coordinator at the Icelandic Met Office, about the atmosphere at the workplace the day Grindavík had to be evacuated, on...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 16:30:00 +0000
Planning for a safe route for visitors at the eruption site
The Icelandic Tourist Board leads a workgroup that has the task of preparing facilities for those who want to view the volcanic eruption in Sundhnúkagígar crater row, where one crater is erupting.

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:30:00 +0000
Was positive but is now "angry, frustrated and annoyed"
Birna Rún Arnarsdóttir, a resident of Grindavík, was one of many residents of Grindavík who turned out at Austurvöllur yesterday to protest the work methods of the real estate company Þórkatla, which is handling the government buyouts of pr...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000
Icelandic Nature the biggest draw
Icelandic nature was the most influential factor in foreign tourists’ decision to visit Iceland in 2022. 97% of respondents in the Icelandic Tourist Board survey said nature had a major or partial influence on their decision to travel to Iceland...

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:23:00 +0000
"It is understandable that patience is running low"
Örn Viðar Skúlason, CEO of real estate company Þórkatla, says it is understandable that the residents of Grindavík are getting impatient and that they had hoped for a faster processing of their applications in the state property buy-outs.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 18:00:00 +0000
A nuclear-powered submarine can be seen from the window
The nuclear-powered submarine USS New Hampshire is currently seen by some living in Suðurnes on the Reykjanes peninsula from their living room window. This is the fourth service-based visit of an American submarine to the country.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0000
Seismic activity in Iceland a concern
Just over one month has passed since the fourth eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row began, and volcanology researcher Þorvaldur Þórðarson says that it seems that the eruption is slowly fading out. He is however worried about the high s...

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