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Full Metal Racket!
by Bogi Bjarnason, Bob Cluness and Ragnar Egilsson
The annual sweaty moshfest that is the Eistnaflug metal festival descended upon the tiny Eastfjords village of Neskaupstaður like a…
High Streets And Piss Pots
by Alda Kravec
An introduction to Einar Már Guðmundsson’s new book ‘Bankastræti Núll’Before the authorities plugged them up in 2006, there used to…
Back To Elves, Then
In a recent issue of Time Magazine, columnist Joel Stein talks about how he helped Iceland rewrite its constitution by…
Eyjafjallajökull: Walking On Clouds
Utter the word ‘Eyjafjallajökull’ to many non-Icelanders and you’ll get a cringe and a travel horror story as a response….
Pure Iceland?
Iceland is—against all common notions and expectations—not a very environmentally friendly country. In many ways, the environmental legislation does not…
Glacier Hiking: Ice Axes, Blood, And Rainbows
Glacier hiking and ice climbing, like many things in Iceland, are once in a lifetime opportunities for most travellers. Many…
Volcanology? That’s from Star Trek, right?
Sigh. If I had a penny for every time someone has made that joke when I tell them I study…
Icelandic Volcanism: Where, Why & How?
Iceland sure has been in the global news a lot this past year or so and a lot of that…
OH NO! IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN!
Farmer Erlendur Björnsson and his wife Þórunn Júlíusdóttir were in Reykjavík celebrating their son’s high school graduation when the subglacial…
Killer Volcanoes: A Comparative History
Which country starting with the letter ‘I’ has caused the most international havoc due to volcanic eruptions in the modern…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear editor I travelled across the world in search of TARGETS FOR DEREGULTION. And in 2009 i…
South Cleans Up Ash, Camping Opens Again
by grapevine
With the Grímsvötn eruption pretty much over, clean up of farmland goes into high gear, and campgrounds have opened again…
Ode To Nature’s Fuzzy Balls
Iceland, the land of volcanic eruptions, glacial fields, and herds of grazing sheep, does not welcome plant life with open…
Finance Minister Addresses OECD
by grapevine
Speaking at the 50th anniversary forum of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Minister of Finance Steingrímur J….
Volcano “For All Intents And Purposes” Finished, Air Travel Could Still Be Disrupted
by grapevine
A geologist has claimed that the eruption at Grímsvötn appears to have run its course, but airlines are still exercising…
Volcano News Round Up
by grapevine
While ashfall continues to decrease and flights return to normal, the danger of flooding in the southeast now grows nearer….
Ashfall Thinning, Reaching Europe
by grapevine
Ashfall is reaching Europe, although it appears to be thinning out. Icelandair will resume all flights this evening. Saturday evening’s…
Some Flights To And From Iceland To Resume
by grapevine
Despite the continuing eruption from the volcano at Grímsvötn, Icelandair will be allowing some flights into and out of Keflavík…
Ash Plume Reaches 50 Thousand Feet
The ash plume rising from the Grímsvötn eruption under Vatnajökull glacier has reached a height of 50 thousand feet, according…
Volcano Erupts on ‘Doomsday’
A volcano began erupting near Grímsvötn under the Vatnajökull glacier just before 19:00 this evening. It is unclear how powerful…
Whatever Happened to Our Crisis?
In a great article in the last issue of Grapevine (yes, every conversation should start with those words), writer Eiríkur…