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Sharp Earthquakes Felt Around Húsavík
Two earthquakes with a magnitude of 4 and 4.6 were strongly felt in Akureyri and Húsavík yesterday afternoon. This earthquake…
Portrait of a City: Reykjavik Between Legend, History, and Tourism
by Nico Borbely
This article originally written in Italian for Il Giornale dell’Architettura (The Architectural Post) by Sofia Nannini was translated by Nico…
Snow Melt Indicates Glacial Run On Grímsvötn
by Nico Borbely
Snow melt around a pole connected GPS meter on Grímsvötn intended to aid in predictions of a potential jökulhlaup (glacial…
Rifts, Rain And Rebirth: Up Close And (Very) Personal With The Þríhnúkagígur Volcano
by Poppy Askham
Childhood adventure books led me to believe that descending into a volcano would be a far more frequent occurrence than…
Largest Earthquake In Mýrdalsjökull In Two Years
This morning between 7:34 and 7:41 three earthquakes were detected in the area around Mýrdalsjökull. The earthquakes measured 2.4, 2.8…
The Laugavegur Trail Diaries: A Tale Of Snow, Steam And Sunburns
by Poppy Askham and Valur Grettisson
Stretching 54 km between the geothermal hot pools of Landmannalaugar and the luscious Þórsmörk valley, the Laugavegur trail is something…
Ask A Scientist: How Do You Know When A Volcano Will Erupt?
Volcanoes! Everyone loves volcano news, but living close to one when it erupts, not so much. That’s why Iceland has…
Seven Peaks In Seven Days: A 40-Year-Old Icelandic Man’s Quest For Bodily Destruction
Seven peaks in seven days, I decided. Why? Mostly to prove to myself that I could still beat the mountains…
Capitalists, Celebrate: Your Guide To Merchants’ Weekend 2020
by Poppy Askham
Legend has it that every year on the first weekend of August a great and mighty Icelandic boat dude would…
Listening To Volcanoes: Volcano Science Is A Quiet Job—Until It Isn’t
“I grew up in this field,” Baldur Bergsson, a specialist in monitoring at the Icelandic Met Office, tells us as…
Earthquake Clusters Continue To Shake Iceland
The Reykjanes Peninsula has been shaken up by a large earthquake at Fagradalsfjall last night around midnight, measuring 5.0 in…
Earthquake Series Continues
The Meteorological Office still warns that a large earthquake of up to 7 in magnitude could occur at the mouth…
3.3 Earthquake in Grindavík
Another earthquake has shaken up parts of Iceland. This time not (only) in the north, which has been shaken by…
Travel Like A Tourist: Journeying Through Iceland Like An Icelander
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Valur Grettisson
Presenting: The Ultimate Grapevine Travel Iceland Guide. Scroll down for our favourite places in the north, east, south, west and…
“Guide To Guiding”: A Fringe Show About When Engagements On Glaciers Become Pedestrian
Oh, you thought just because there’s not much international travel right now that Reykjavík Fringe Festival would be cancelled? WRONG! It’s back…
Ask A Scientist: How Would Iceland Fare If The Yellowstone Supervolcano Erupted?
Recently, a large number of earthquakes were detected around the Yellowstone caldera in the United States. While the chances of…
Grímsvötn Volcano Showing Signs Of Increased Activity, Eruption Possible
Grímsvötn, a volcano located in southeast Iceland, is giving strong indications that an eruption may be coming in “the next…
Editorial: The Coronavirus Is Not War
For an Icelander, with almost no historic ties to war, to analogize the fight against COVID-19 to a war seems…
Best Of Reykjavík Activities 2020: Best Museum
So, you finally checked one off the bucket list and arrived in Iceland. Velkomin! But what now? Reykjavík is bustling…
Rediscovering Paradise: The Unexpected Side Effects Of Covid-19
It was 2010 when Eyjafjallajökull erupted. I went with a group of friends from work (I was working for the…
Diehard Eurovision Fans Outraged By Will Ferrell’s Trailer
A clip from the upcoming movie written by and starring Will Ferrell has sparked outrage among the song competition’s most…