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Reading Too Much Into The Icelandic Book Prize Nominees 2021
In Iceland, you can be sure that two things happen every year in January: bad weather and the Icelandic Book…
Möller Records 10 Years Old: Electro Poets Of The 21st Century
Through almost 100 albums over a span of 10 years, Möller Records has delivered cutting-edge premium electronic music to a…
Yellow Warning In Effect For East Iceland
A yellow alert is in effect for the East Fjords, effective for the entirety of Saturday. As this warning forecasts…
Severe Storm Warning For East Iceland Tomorrow
The Icelandic Met Office has issued some severe storm warnings for the eastern half of the country, bringing with them…
Poor Air Quality Due To Firework Pollution and Weather Conditions
by Megan Massey
Vísir reports that poor air quality is to be expected as many people will continue to set off fireworks throughout…
The Year’s News In Review: Things Could Certainly Have Been Better
So, how about this year? It wasn’t a very good one, was it? If nothing else, though, it was certainly…
More Seyðisfjörður Returns, Man Arrested For “Threatening” Prime Minister Comes Forward
Anywhere from 80 to 100 people will be allowed to return to Seyðisfjörður, RÚV reports, as an additional small area…
Happy Grapemas! Win Two Tickets To FlyOver Iceland!
It’s Christmas! And what does that mean? It means it’s time to give YOU, our readers, some goodies! Tag a…
Sigur Rós Survives: Endings, Eddas And ‘Odin’s Raven Magic’
by Ciarán Daly
The end is nigh. You feel it in your bones. Each time you read the news, each time your phone…
Seyðisfjörður Residents May Not Be Able To Return Home Today
by Megan Massey
RÚV reports that Seyðisfjörður residents may not be able to return home today to care for their houses. The East…
RVK Newscast #57: Swimming Pools Opening Up & Book Sales Up The Roof
The Minister of Health announced the new gathering ban restrictions. Not much changed, but now we can go to swimming…
Strong Aurora Forecast Tonight
The aurora forecast for tonight is at 5 or ‘High’ on the 9 point scale. Between 3 and 4 AM…
Covid-19 Roundup: 7 New Cases, New Covid-19 Alarm System
7 new cases of coronavirus were diagnosed domestically yesterday. This follows 4 diagnoses on Saturday and 14 on Friday. With…
Man Dies After Becoming Stuck In Water In Selfoss Swamp
by Megan Massey
RUV reports that a man has died after becoming stuck in the water in a swamp near Selfoss. The man…
Weather To Get Colder, As Low As -20°C
Temperatures today will get as low as -14°C whilst tomorrow could see temperatures as low as -20°C, RÚV reported this…
Temperatures In The Country Could Reach Minus 30 With Wind Cooling
by Megan Massey
Low temperatures are forecast across the country, but the reality may be even colder than these numbers suggest. RUV reports…
Akureyri Police Help People To Work In Historic Cold Spell
Following cold weather, snowfall and torrential rain last night, the police in Akureyri were called in to help people get…
Whole Country In Yellow And Orange Alerts; Historic Cold Snap Coming
The southeast of Iceland has been given an orange alert for severe gales or storms, whilst the whole of the…
Black Sandvík Wasteland: Finding Iceland On Your Doorstep At Reykjanes
by Iona Rangeley-Wilson and Jess Distill
It turns out you don’t need to travel as far as Reynisfjara to kick off your shoes and luxuriate on…
Thunderbolt And Lightning (Very, Very Frightening!)
Several lightning strikes have been detected amongst the storms and bad weather that is currently all over the country. According…
Yellow And Orange Storm Warnings Across Country
by Jess Distill
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has issued yellow and orange storm warnings across most of the country today and tomorrow. Páll…