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What Happens When The World Starts Paying Closer Attention?
Iceland’s strategic location in the Arctic could make for an eventful future amid shifting geopolitical alliances Donald Trump stood before Congress this week and made it official — again. The United States wants to buy Greenland. The first time he floated the…
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Scientists Consider Delaying Clock In Westman Islands As Pilot Project
Sleep scientists are pushing for increased research and piloting a one hour time delay in Vestmannaeyjar to better regulate Icelanders’ body clocks. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all…
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Arctic Lightning On The Rise
2021 saw some 7,278 lightning strikes across the Arctic region, Fréttablaðið reports. [su_pullquote]Join our High Five Club at either the ‘Secret Handshake’ or ‘Elbow Five’ level, and get our monthly magazine emailed to you. And if you join before January 14th you…
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What ‘Code Red’ Global Warming Means For Iceland
Iceland is home to one of the largest glaciers in Europe, the eminent Vatnajökull. Covering roughly 8% of the country’s landmass, it’s also becoming a startling example of global warming in the North. A newly published report from the United Nations Intergovernmental…
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Iceland To Propose A Ban On Use Of Heavy Fuel In The Arctic
Alongside eight other countries, Iceland has recently filed a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation to ban the use of heavy fuel in the Arctic region, RÚV reports. The decision comes after an intense battle led by various environmental organisations, including the…
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Greenland Hopes To Import More Icelandic Produce
In the face of increasing consumer demand for Icelandic dairy product, skyr, Greenlandic supermarkets are looking to increase import from Iceland, reports the Arctic Journal. As an autonomous country within the Danish Kingdom, Greenlandic supermarkets typically import most of their produce from…
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Arctic Research Gets Cash Injection
The Fulbright Commission of Iceland has signed an agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States guaranteeing 550,000 USD over the next three years to support US scientists’ Arctic research in Iceland. The agreement is the first of its…