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Geldingadalsgos Eruption: What Happens Next?

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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

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Civic Protection has a statement this morning saying that visiting the Geldingadalsgos eruption is now off-limits, for the time being,…

Missing Man At Geldingadalur Has Been Found Safe And Sound

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The owner of a car left at Geldingadalur has been found after he was thought to be missing. The man…

Photos: Day Two Of The Geldingadalsgos Eruption, Shot By Art Bicnick

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As soon as the Reykjanes peninsula started spitting out the lava it had been promising for weeks, The Grapevine’s intrepid…

Photos: Day Two Of The Geldingadalsgos Eruption, Shot By Axel Sigurðarson

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Axel Sigurðarson is a Reykjavík photographer with a keen interest in the natural world as subject matter. He was at…

RVK Newscast #86: We Visited The Volcano In Iceland & It Blew Our Mind

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We visited the new volcano in Fagradalsfjall, called Geldingardalsgos. It’s safe to say that nature put out the most impressive…

The Best Way To Visit The Eruption Site, According To Civic Protection

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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

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Things have calmed considerably since Geldingadalsgos erupted at around 21:40 Icelandic time last night, and a better understanding of the…

RVK Newscast #85: Eruption has begun!

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Eruption has begun at Fagradalsfjall, long expected to be the location of a possible volcanic eruption. Small town of Þorlákshöfn…

Seismic Roundup: Eruption Underway, Residents Advised To Keep Windows Closed

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As reported, there is now an ongoing eruption at Fagradalsfjall. Icelandic media outlets have been calling this eruption Geldingadalsgos, after…

BREAKING: Eruption At Fagradalsfjall

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The Icelandic Met Office has just reported that an eruption has begun at Fagradalsfjall, long expected to be the location…

Seismic Roundup: Quakes Move West, Scientist Says Could Be Prelude To Eruption

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Ten earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 3 have been recorded since midnight last night, according to the latest data…

Seismic Roundup: Quietest Night In Weeks, Scientists Outline Possible Scenarios

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The earthquakes of Reykjanes have quieted down considerably, with only five quakes with a magnitude greater than 3 recorded in…

Seismic Roundup: Quakes Quieting, Eruption Still Expected

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While the severity of the ongoing earthquakes in Reykjanes has slowed, scientists still caution that an eruption is still very…

RVK Newscast #83: 3,000 Earthquake in One Day & Stranded Humpback Whale in Garður

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Around 3,000 earthquakes bothered Icelanders yesterday—the most powerful one was 5.4 in magnitude. Geologists think that the longer this unrest…

Hildur Guðnadóttir Wins Grammy for Joker

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Icelandic composer Hildur Guðnadóttir won a Recording Academy Grammy Award yesterday for her soundtrack to Joker, which she accepted over…

Top Five Volcanoes Someone Should Write A Book About: A Symposium By Valur & Hannah Jane

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You would think that a nation that is both as obsessed with literature and as seismically active as Iceland would…

Seismic Roundup: Chance Of Eruption Increases, Grindavík Residents Fed Up

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While last night was a fairly calm one in Reykjanes, seismically speaking, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 struck…

The Sleeping Giant: Earthquakes And Volcanoes In Reykjanes

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By the time you read this, a volcano may have erupted in Reykjanes, Iceland’s southwestern peninsula and the home of…

Seismic Roundup: Livestreams Of Possible Eruption Site, Quakes Over 3.0 Magnitude Continue

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There have been 22 earthquakes of a magnitude greater than 3.0 since midnight last night, at the time of this…

RVK Newscast #82: Volcano Could Go Off Without A Warning & COVID On The Rise

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Over the last 48 hours, we’ve had well over 2,000 earthquakes, with the strongest one being 5.1 in magnitude. Currently,…