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Eruption Likely To Last Until 2015
At the rate the Holuhraun eruption is slowing, one volcanologist believes it will last until early next year. Vísir reports…
Accidental Iceland
by Jeff Edwards
I don’t have the sharpest social skills but I know when someone is making a joke at my expense. My…
Volcano Watch: Vogs And Other Toxic Plumes
The Holuhraun eruption continues to produce toxic SO2 clouds that ironically have produced some really nice vog sunsets in the…
Sour Grapes & Stuff: Issue 16, 2014
by You Guys!
Say your piece, voice your opinion, send your letters to letters@grapevine.is Most Awesome Letter of the Issue: Dear grapevine, I…
The American Soldier Who Travelled To The Year 900 In Iceland
What if a modern person travelled back to Viking times? In 1956, the American science fiction author Poul Anderson pondered…
Poison Gas Cloud Heads For Capital
Sulphur dioxide emissions from the Holuhraun eruption are now blowing southwest, covering parts of Snæfellsnes and the greater Reykjavík area….
Americans Love Iceland: SATW Does Reykjavík
And more of us are coming, thanks to The Society Of American Travel WritersA couple of weeks ago I was…
So What’s This Support For Scottish Independence I Keep Hearing About?
A number of prominent Icelanders cheered on the Scottish independence movement during the run-up to the September 18 referendum deciding…
Volcano Watch: Lava Field Bigger Than Lake Mývatn
The lava field created by the Holuhraun eruption is now 44.5 square kilometres, reports RÚV. By comparison, Lake Mývatn is…
Which Way The Wind Blows
The story of how we didn’t see the eruption“This is what we call a ‘washing board,’” our guide Kormákur Hermannsson…
You Probably Just Want To Read About The Eruption, Huh?
Anna’s 48th EditorialThe biggest news from Iceland these days is undoubtedly the eruption. Of course it’s not everyday that a…
Volcano Watch: Bárðarbunga And Holuhraun Update
Bárðarbunga caldera continues to subside at the same rate as before, roughly half a metre per day, reports the Institute…
Hello! I Must Be Going!
The Debates on Monday #2To forge a synthesis: Last week, as evident in what follows, citizens of the volcano-plagued republic…
Civil Protection: Potentially Fatal To Ignore Closed Area Warnings
Civil Protection in Iceland would like to remind the general public that illegally entering the eruption area could be dangerous…
Bárðarbunga Eruption More Likely
The likelihood of an eruption in the Bárðarbunga caldera is increasing, says volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson. “It is becoming more likely…
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…
Thieving Santas And Priest-Driven Volcanoes: Hitchhiking To Skaftafell
by Jess Spoto
Fists clenched, a middle aged bald man sits torn between frustration and amusement. “But Iceland is so ordinary. Nothing exciting…
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…
News In Brief: Early September
Remember last issue when we complained that the Bárðarbunga volcano was a huge disappointment for not having the decency to…
Why You Can’t Go See The Eruption
by Hildur María Friðriksdóttir
…and why geologists are shitting themselves right now!In the middle of the night on Saturday, August 16, an intense swarm…
Halló, I’m Back!
Anna’s 47th EditorialI went on a vacation last month. It was wonderful. I left the country. I spent very little…