Author: Valur Grettisson
RVK Newscast #101: Volcano For Sale & A New Name For The Lava Field
The town of Grindavík has agreed on a name for the lava field growing around the volcano and is working…
RVK Newscast #100: The Volcano Is Now A Fire Geyser!
The volcano in Geldingadalir is becoming even weirder and has now transformed into a kind of fire geyser. Currently, all…
The Icelandic Perspective #1: Joe Biden’s Plan To Cut Emissions
The Icelandic Perspective is a new show by The Reykjavík Grapevine where celebrated journalists and long-time friends Valur Grettisson and…
RVK Newscast #99: Biggest Murder Trial In Iceland & The Ghost House
First off, a new airline is about to take off in Iceland. Second, Icelanders are aiming to have no restrictions…
RVK Newscast #98: Engineers Want To Change The Lava Flow In Fagradalsfjall
The lava at the eruption site in Fagradalsfjall is now on average 16 metres high with a stable flow rate…
RVK Newscast #97: How Volcanos Affect Global Warming, Lavafall & New Dead Fissures
Today, we ask a few questions: Is it completely pointless to try to reduce greenhouse gas emissions considering the large…
RVK Newscast #96: What To Call The New Lava Field?
COVID-19 is on the rise again after an individual broke quarantine after coming home from abroad. Also—the town of Grindavík…
Best Of Guide: How To Dress To Impress…A Volcano
Icelandic weather has one consistent characteristic: It’s bad. And it can throw everything at you within an hour: from sun,…
RVK Newscast #95: The Volcano Area Has Changed Dramatically!
We visited the volcano in Geldingadalir the same day that four new vents sprouted up in the area and it’s…
RVK Newscast #94: The Illegal COVID Hotel & The Smallest Volcano In A Century
The COVID hotel was illegal, but that doesn’t mean that Icelanders have stopped using it. Also, the volcano in Geldingadalir…
The Generation Shaping Icelandic Fantasy
It’s a brutal truth, but as a whole, most Icelandic writers have two relatively boring characteristics in common. First, they…
RVK Newscast #93: An Incredible Lava Flow Break Out Of The Mountain & Melt The Snowy Ground
In this edition, we visited the newest fissure in the Fagradalsfjall’s volcanic system and witnessed an amazing event when the…
Music News: Skálmöld, GusGus And A New Label
It’s finally here! The official biography no Viking saw coming about the legendary Icelandic metal band Skálmöld. And by Mímír’s…
Just Sayings: Úr Öskunni Í Eldinn
“Úr öskunni í eldinn” means “from ashes into the fire.” It’s a saying that is still commonly used in Iceland,…
RVK Newscast #92: The New Fissure And Its Long Lava Flow
Two new fiery cracks appeared in the earth on Monday, only 500 metres from Geldingadalsgos. The lava has now flowed…
It’s Like A Hostage Situation For Grindavík Town SAR Member Says
The chairman of the search and rescue (SAR) team in Grindavík, Bogi Adolfsson, says that the heavy traffic because of…
RVK Newscast #91: Second Volcano Appears & More Than 200 People At Quarantine Hotel
A new fissure has opened about 500 metres from the original volcano in Geldingadalur. It happened as we were shooting…
RVK Newscast #90: Volcano In The Night & Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions
Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief and Art Bicnick, photo editor at The Reykjavík Grapevine, visited the Geldingadalsgos late on Tuesday evening. Nature…
Perhaps The Greatest Show On Earth: Volcano and Northern Lights
As many know, Icelandic weather is notoriously unpredictable like and can be quite problematic when hiking. The good news, though,…
RVK Newscast #89: Two New Cinder Cones About To Merge
The small cinder cone from the volcano at Geldingadal became very active on Wednesday and is now almost as big…
RVK Newscast #88: The Geldingadal’s Volcano May Last For Years
The basalt lava from the volcano at Geldingadalir comes from a deeper place than any that has come from volcanoes…
RVK Newscast #87: Volcano Updates & An Interview with The Search And Rescue Team
We visited the starting point of a controversial hiking route close to the Blue Lagoon and spoke with a member…
RVK Newscast #86: We Visited The Volcano In Iceland & It Blew Our Mind
We visited the new volcano in Fagradalsfjall, called Geldingardalsgos. It’s safe to say that nature put out the most impressive…
RVK Newscast #85: Eruption has begun!
Eruption has begun at Fagradalsfjall, long expected to be the location of a possible volcanic eruption. Small town of Þorlákshöfn…
RVK Newscast #84: Vaccinated Tourists From Outside Schengen Allowed to Visit Iceland
Today’s biggest news must be that the Icelandic government agreed yesterday to allow tourists from outside the Schengen Area—who have…