Author: Nanna Árnadóttir
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Malaysian Airlines Did Not Fly Over Holuhraun
Malaysian Airlines have slammed a satirical article claiming that one of their flights was forced to make an emergency landing…
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Nordic Council Literature Prize Moving To Iceland
The Nordic Literature Prize, which is given out annually to authors for novels in a Nordic language, will henceforth be…
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Chinese Ambassador To Iceland Arrested For Espionage
Chinese Ambassador to Iceland Ma Jisheng and his wife have been arrested by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage, reports…
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Minister Of Fisheries: Our Whaling Is Sustainable
The Minister of Fisheries, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, says he is concerned by the démarche delivered to the Icelandic government to…
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Volcano Update: Bárðarbunga Continues To Subside
The subsidence of the Bárðarbunga caldera continues, sinking by 45 cm just this morning following an earthquake with the magnitude…
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Eruption Pollution Likely To Hit Whole Country
If Holuhraun continues erupting it is likely the whole country will be affected by poisonous SO2 levels, reports RÚV. “[If…
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Potato Harvest So-So, Summer’s Fault
Harvest is upon Reykjavík’s allotment gardens and unfortunately for potato salad enthusiasts city-wide, the yield was not great. RÚV reports…
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Resignations At DV Stack Up After Editor Is Ousted
DV’s managing director, assistant editor, and at least 4 other employees have resigned in light of recent events which saw chief editor…
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Eruption Pollution At All Time High
The residents of Reyðarfjörður have been advised to stay indoors as fumes from the Holuhraun eruption cause pollution to spike…
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Icelandic Parliament To Review Whaling
Nine opposition MP’s have tabled a motion in parliament to assess the overall benefits of whaling, reports RÚV. The MP’s…
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Icelanders Prefer The Dark Side
The majority of Icelanders playing Star Wars Commander, an iOS title and Disney’s first game in the franchise, prefer to…
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Bárðarbunga Could Sink Another 100 Metres
The Bárðarbunga caldera could sink by another 100 metres though the subsidence so far has cast uncertainty on how things will…
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Iceland Has Oldest Graduates
A new OECD report on education shows that Iceland is the only place in the developed world where the average…
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Holuhraun Growing Rapidly, Gandalf May Be Investigating
The Holuhraun lava field has grown by 1 square kilometre in the last 24 hours, twice as much as in…
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Women Taking Over Áramótaskaupið
Director Silja Hauksdóttir has been hired to direct this year’s Áramótaskaup, reports RÚV. Áramótaskaupið is an annual comedy revue screened…
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Worries Over Bárðarbunga Eruption Rise
Fears of an eruption at Bárðarbunga continue to rise as the volcano’s caldera sinks further and more seismic activity is…
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Largest Lava Eruption Since 19th Century
The Holuhraun eruption has produced more lava than any other eruption since the 19th century, reports RÚV. According to a…
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E. Coli Found In Drinking Water
Residents of Vogar, situated between Reykjavík and Keflavík, are being advised to boil drinking water after E. coli was found in…
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Police Chase Mischievous Mink
Police chased a mischievous mink this weekend after it surprised ball guests in Harpa’s parking garage. Vísir reports that as guests…
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Holuhraun Reaches River, Steam Plumes Reported
Lava from the Holuhraun eruption has reached the river Jökulsá á Fjöllum, reports the Institute of Earth Sciences. Geologist Þorvaldur…
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Volcano Watch: Holuhraun Update And New Photos
Two new fissures have opened up in the Holuhraun eruption, about 1.5 kilometres south of the previous eruption site. According…
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Drivers Ignore Volcano Restrictions, Face High Fines
Several passengers and drivers will face high fines after being caught driving in potentially dangerous and restricted areas near the…
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Tourist Family Laughs As Teen Son Freezes
An American family was scolded by a park ranger yesterday after daring their teenage son to jump off a ledge…
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Small Boat Owners Angry About Mackerel Ban
The National Association of Small Boat Owners has stated that the Ministry of Fisheries is playing Russian Roulette by banning…
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Toxic Fumes Coming Out Of Holuhraun
Toxic fumes from the Holuhraun eruption have been measured 6 km above the ground, reports RÚV. The fumes are mostly…