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It’s Official: Despite Popular Support, Iceland Will Not Be Changing Its Local Time
An announcement posted by the government offices of Iceland states that Iceland will not be changing its clocks—despite popular support for the measure and the fact that Iceland is in the wrong time zone. Many people might find it odd that Iceland…
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Most Icelanders Support Changing Iceland’s Time Zone
Most Icelanders are supportive of changing Iceland’s time zone, RÚV reports, and a bill that could make the change may be introduced to Parliament this spring. Iceland has not changed its clocks since 1968, and the fact that Iceland is in the…
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Most Icelanders Support Setting Clocks Back One Hour
A new poll shows that the largest portion of Icelanders are in favour of setting their clocks back one hour, in the hopes of putting us in the right time zone once and for all. The fact that Iceland is in the…
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Iceland’s Government Exploring Three Options On Seasonal Time Changes
A new policy paper within Icelandic government offices is exploring three possible options when it comes to seasonal time changes in Iceland, RÚV reports. Unlike most European countries, Iceland does not change its clocks in the autumn and spring. Recent research conducted…
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Time Will Tell If Iceland Changes Its Clocks
Iceland has not changed its clocks since 1968, but now the government is examining whether they ought to start, Fréttablaðið reports. Last January, a workgroup under the auspices of the Ministry of Health handed in a report to the Minister of Health…
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Iceland Time Is Bullshit – All Our Clocks Are Wrong
“As it stands today, the time is 06:30 when we wake up at 07:00 if we look to the position of the Sun,” Dr Erna Sif Arnardóttir head of the Icelandic organisation for sleep studies told mbl.is. The organisation has for years…
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Ask An Astronomer: Do The Clocks Change In Iceland
The short answer is no. Here’s Dr Þorsteinn Sæmundsson from Almanak Háskóla Íslands (University of Iceland Almanac) with the long answer: Daylight saving time was first introduced as an emergency measure in World War I (1916) to save fuel and make better…
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WTF Happened Last Year? 2015 In News
Every year, we at the Grapevine like to look back and reflect on some of the hottest, weirdest, and most delightful news stories that dominated the headlines. This year is no exception. So here, again, we bring you: the Year In Review.…
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News In Brief: May 2015
It’s that time of year again: time to argue about whale hunting! An umbrella organisation of numerous whale-watching companies have criticised whale hunting just outside the Faxaflói Bay area, where a whole lot of whale-watching takes place. Their main argument is that…
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Proposal On Changing The Clock Hangs In The Balance
A parliamentary proposal to begin setting the clock back an hour in the winter is being contested in committee. The Welfare Committee chairperson is not certain if the proposal will make it back to parliament. MBL reports 11 MPs from every parliamentary…