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Land Of The Sodium Sun
The Icelandic winter is supposed to be dark and fierce with a view of the stars and sometimes the Aurora Borealis stretching overhead. It’s cold and windy, sure, but that’s not what bothers photographer Stuart Richardson. It’s the garish illumination of the…
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Fishing Minister Not Worried About US Anti-Whaling Actions
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson believes Iceland should have been invited to the international ocean sustainability conference Our Ocean, and is not especially worried about US threats against the Iceland over whale hunting. RÚV reports that Sigurður took the…
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Unexplainable Bird Deaths Puzzle Scientists
Dozens of sea birds have been found dead in a region of Snæfellsnes, and the cause eludes the experts. Vísir reports that since last month, over 50 common eiders have been found dead near a nesting area in Fróðárrif, located on the…
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Fit For Print
Tourism, it need hardly be pointed out, is big business in Iceland, an industry which in the years following the crash has ballooned, with more than double the country’s population visiting last year. But while making it into the New York Times…