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Earthquakes Continue To Rattle Bárðarbunga

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Intense earthquake activity continues around Bárðarbunga volcano and Vatnajökull glacier, reports RÚV. Just passed midnight an earthquake with a magnitude…

In The Giant Redwood Forests Of Iceland

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Can the Icelandic Forest Service restore the nation’s long-lost tree cover?Visitors to Iceland seem to have no interest in the…

Air Berlin Cancel Flight To Iceland

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Air Berlin decided to cancel a flight to Iceland yesterday even though the state of emergency has been called off, reports…

Bárðarbunga Volcano: State Of Emergency Called Off

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The Icelandic Met Office and Civil Protection authorities have reduced their measurement of Bárðabunga volcano from “emergency” to “alert”, and…

A Volcano Bigger Than Timberlake

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Or How We Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The LavaHistorically, Iceland has seen some volcanic eruptions at a devastating…

BREAKING NEWS: Small Eruption Reported Northeast Of Bárðarbunga

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A small eruption has been reported at Dyngjujökull glacier, northeast of Iceland’s subglacial Bárðarbunga volcano. RÚV report that Kristín Jónsdóttir with…

Scientists Can’t Agree On Bárðarbunga Eruption

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Scientist have been busy interpreting the newest data from Bárðarbunga but cannot seem to agree on what precisely the data…

Bárðarbunga Earthquake Visualization

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An Icelandic computer scientist has created a data visualization showing all of the Bárðarbunga earthquakes measuring over 1.5 on the…

Hiding in Plain Sight

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Remote viewer Aaron C. Hanson talks remote viewing, Hidden People and Iceland’s “Next Most Significant Event”In early 2014, we at…

Bárðarbunga Volcano Watch: The Morning Edition

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Bárðarbunga volcano continues to rumble but as yet there is no eruption to report, so here is a round up last night’s…

Bárðarbunga Volcano Watch: The Afternoon Edition

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Don’t panic.Volcano watch is still in full swing, but no eruption yet. In the meantime, here’s a roundup of the…

Twitter Flooded With Cowabunga Bárðarbunga Jokes

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In anticipation of Bárðarbunga’s possible eruption, social media users have been busy sharing their thoughts on the volcano. Many of these…

Area North Of Bárðarbunga Volcano Evacuated

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An evacuation order went into effect yesterday in the area north of Vatnajökull glacier, in light of ongoing earthquake activity around the…

Growing Likelihood Of Eruption At Bárðarbunga

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The possibility of a volcanic eruption at Bárðarbunga is increasing, to where the Prime Minister has met with rescue and…

Over 1000 Earthquakes This Weekend

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In all 1.115 earthquakes have been measured at and around the Bárðarbunga volcano – on the northwest corner of Vatnajökull glacier,…

Elevated Caution Over Seismic Activity At Volcano Site

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The Bárðarbunga volcano is now classified as “Code Yellow”, although there are no indications that magma has reached the surface….

Mystery of Rumbling Tuya Solved

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The mysterious rumbling noises heard emanating from the tuya Herðubreið have a very mundane explanation. Harpa Grímsdóttir of the Icelandic…

Mysterious Noises Coming From Volcano

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Strange rumblings coming from the tuya Herðubreið are confounding observers as to their possible source. Vísir reports that visitors to…

So What’s This I Hear About Iceland Being The 17th Best Country In The World?

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Something called The Good Country Index was published recently. It is a list of 125 countries ranked according how much…

Landslide Stops Traffic To Öskjuvatn

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An incredibly large landslide struck the south-eastern side of Öskjuvatn lake just before midnight last night and all traffic to…

Best Of Reykjavík 2014: Dining & Grubbing

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Once a year, we like to take a step back and celebrate our little city. It’s not that Reykjavík is…