Author: Andie Sophia Fontaine
BREAKING: New Fissure Opens North Of Geldingadalur, Area Evacuated
A new fissure has opened just north of Geldingadalur, necessitating evacuation of the area. The fissure is at least 100…
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Asylum Seekers Implore Iceland To Let Them Stay
Roughly two dozen asylum seekers, nearly all of them facing deportation to Greece, met at Hlemmur square in downtown Reykjavík…
COVID Roundup: Eight New Domestic Cases, Five Outside Quarantine At Diagnosis
Eight new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Only three of…
COVID Roundup: 10 New Domestic Cases Yesterday, All But One In Quarantine
10 new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but one…
Asylum Seeker From Gaza Facing Deportation To Greece
Mohammed Alsweirki, a 26-year-old man originally from Gaza, has been living in Iceland for six and a half months and…
COVID Roundup: 14 New Domestic Cases Over Weekend, Three Outside Quarantine
14 new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected in all over the weekend, according to the latest data from…
Police Watching Out For Those Breaking Quarantine To Visit Volcano
In the wake of concerns that people might be breaking quarantine regulations in order to visit the Geldingadalsgos eruption, police…
Former City Councilman Gets Six Months Probationary Sentence For Money Laundering
Iceland’s Supreme Court confirmed the money laundering conviction for former Reykjavík City Councilman for the Independence Party Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson,…
COVID Roundup: Six Domestic Cases, One Outside Quarantine
Six new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. All but one…
Government Believes It Can Vaccinate 40,000 People In April
The Ministry of Health believes it can fully vaccinate some 10,000 people per week in April, RÚV reports. This would…
New Border Policy Delayed Until April 6th
Iceland’s proposed border policy, of allowing those from outside Schengen to enter Iceland if they can prove they have been…
Iceland’s Newest Eruption Actually On Private Land
Hard as it may be to believe, the Geldingadalsgos eruption is actually on private land. The land in question is…
Jansen Vaccine To Arrive In April, Sputnik V May Also Be On The Way
The Jansen vaccine, produced by Johnson & Johnson, is expected to arrive in Iceland by April 16th, RÚV reports. This…
COVID Roundup: Tightened Restrictions Now In Place, Tourism Industry On Defensive
New domestic restrictions are now in place and will continue to be until at least April 9th. The new infections…
New Domestic Restrictions Announced In Wake Of Rising Domestic Infections
In the wake of a recent spike of domestic infections over the weekend and yesterday, new domestic restrictions were announced…
Eruption Could Last A While, Lava May Exit Valley In Matter Of Weeks
Now that the initial fascination with the eruption of Geldingadalsgos has passed, scientists are now assessing what the future of…
COVID Roundup: 17 Domestic Cases Yesterday, Three Outside Quarantine
17 new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. Three of them…
Health Minister: Those From “Red Areas” Must Go Into Quarantine
Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir has announced two important changes to border screening procedures, RÚV reports. First of all, those…
COVID Roundup: One New Domestic Case, In Quarantine At Diagnosis
One new domestic case of the coronavirus were detected yesterday, according to the latest data from covid.is. This person was…
Geldingadalsgos Eruption: What Happens Next?
The eruption at Geldingadalsgos is currently closed to visitors on account of higher gas emissions, complicated by worsening weather, demonstrating…
Eruption Area Temporarily Closed Due To Gas Emissions
Civic Protection has a statement this morning saying that visiting the Geldingadalsgos eruption is now off-limits, for the time being,…
The Best Way To Visit The Eruption Site, According To Civic Protection
If you live in Iceland, or plan to be here soon, you might be tempted to check out the Geldingadalsgos…
Seismic Roundup: Eruption Decreases, Flights Still Safe, Photos And Video Within
Things have calmed considerably since Geldingadalsgos erupted at around 21:40 Icelandic time last night, and a better understanding of the…
Seismic Roundup: Eruption Underway, Residents Advised To Keep Windows Closed
As reported, there is now an ongoing eruption at Fagradalsfjall. Icelandic media outlets have been calling this eruption Geldingadalsgos, after…
BREAKING: Eruption At Fagradalsfjall
The Icelandic Met Office has just reported that an eruption has begun at Fagradalsfjall, long expected to be the location…