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Tour Operator Suspends Blue Lagoon Trips Amid Safety Concerns
Tour company Kynnisferðir — better known to visitors as operators of Reykjavík Excursions or the FlyBus — announced Monday it is suspending tours to the Blue Lagoon due to ongoing safety concerns on the Reykjanes peninsula. Tours were halted as of noon…
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Magma Collecting Near Blue Lagoon, Svartsengi Power Plant
As earthquakes continue to rock the Reykjanes peninsula, new GPS data and satellite readings confirm that magma is collecting west of Þorbjörn at a depth of three to four kilometres. According to the Icelandic Met Office, there are clear signs of ground…
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1,000 Earthquakes Recorded Near Þorbjörn And Fagradalsfjall
The Chief of Police, the Chief of Police in South Iceland and the Commissioner of Police declared a state of uncertainty for public safety due to seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The tremors began early on the morning of October 25…
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Another Eruption Possible Before Christmas
The head of natural hazards at the Icelandic Meteorological Office emphasises the importance of people being cautious when planning to hike near the eruption area on the Reykjanes Peninsula, reports RÚV. It’s likely that there will be volcanic activity before Christmas. The…
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Where There’s Smoke
The Reykjanes peninsula’s period of volcanic activity continues There’s something melancholic about approaching for landing at Keflavík International Airport. Perhaps that’s the pessimistic reading. The glass half empty individual sees a seemingly endless expanse of nothingness out the aeroplane window, where their…
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Eruption Site Open To The Public, Hikers Encouraged To Be Cautious
Kristín Jónsdóttir, the director of nature conservation at the Icelandic Met Office, states that the situation regarding the volcanic eruption is still similar to what it was yesterday, on July 11. No new fissures have formed and it is likely that the…
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New Eruption: Bigger Than Previous Two, Less Powerful Today
The eruption that started on the Reykjanes Peninsula on July 10 is believed to be significantly larger than the previous two eruptions. Magnús Tumi Guðmundsson, a professor of geophysics, states that no one should go near the eruption site unless they have full…
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An Eruption Has Started On The Reykjanes Peninsula
At 16:40 on July 10, a new eruption has begun on the Reykjanes Peninsula, RÚV reports. Smoke is rising from the slopes of Litla-Hrútur and the eruption has been confirmed according to Kristín Elísa Guðmundsdóttir, a naturalist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. The…
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Large Earthquake Rocks Iceland As Scientists Expect Eruption
Sunday July 9, a magnitude 5,2 earthquake shook the whole of the country, with people reporting the shockwaves as far as Ísafjörður in West Iceland. This is the largest tremor reported since increased seismic activity started on the Reykjanes peninsula on Tuesday,…
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Eruption Approaching: Magma Ascending Towards the Surface
In a recent update from the Icelandic Met Office, it is stated that since the onset of the ongoing earthquake swarm on July 4th, approximately 7,000 earthquakes have been recorded between Fagradalsfjall and Keilir. Around 300 earthquakes have surpassed the magnitude of…
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Met Office Hypothesises Two Outcomes Of Earthquake Swarm
Experts at the Icelandic Meteorological Office are hypothesising two scenarios that could play out in the coming days or weeks, MBL.is reports. The first is that the earthquake swarms that began to rumble the Reykjanes peninsula July 4 could simply die down…
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Next Eruption Looms Just Hours Or Days Away
There is a high likelihood of an eruption nearing Fagradalsfjall, according to a volcanologist, as the ongoing seismic activity is similar to that which led to the previous eruptions. The next eruption is likely to occur within a few hours or days,…
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UPDATED: Earthquakes Rocking Reykjanes, Pointing To Another Eruption
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake woke late sleepers in central Reykjavík at 8:21 this morning. But, it’s residents of the Reykjanes peninsula that are likely a little worse for wear this morning, waking up from a long night of back to back quakes.…
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The Volcano: A Memoir – Part Four
This episode was filmed in February and June 2022. On the 19th of March 2021 a new eruption started in the southwest corner of Iceland, on the Reykjanes peninsula. Although there were signs and signals that this volcanic activity could be anticipated,…
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Well, You Asked: Weather Or Not, There Will Be A Volcano
All questions are stupid if you ask us. I’m coming to Iceland at the end of September, how will the weather be? Ah a weather forecast, the most useless thing in Iceland. The only certain forecast is there is a 100% chance…
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RVK Newscast 209: The Volcano Is Dead, Long Live The Volcano
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson visits the island of Geldinganes to bring you all the latest Icelandic news, including information about the new eruption. Read on for info and links! Hello and welcome back to RVK…
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RVK Newscast 208: Lava Flow Reducing And Big Drug Bust
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! In this episode editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson visits the island of Geldinganes to bring you all the latest Icelandic news, including information about the new eruption. Read on for info and links! Location: Geldinganes Flow from the new…
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RVK Newscast 207: Volcano Visitors Walking On The Lava Once Again
Welcome back to RVK Newscast! Editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson brings you all the latest Icelandic news, including an update and special drone footage from the new volcano in Meradalir! Read on for more info and links. A photographer with a drone recorded two…
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Volcano Bread Cake Competition Underway
Members of Erla and Erla’s Brauðtertufélagi Facebook group are currently in a friendly competition to try and bake the best volcano cake inspired by the recent eruption, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in…
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RVK Newscast 206: Children Banned At Volcano
Welcome back to another volcano RVK Newscast. Join Reykjavík Grapevine’s editor in chief, Valur Grettisson, for a walk around the eruption site at Meradalir and all the latest volcano news. Children under 12 have been banned at the new volcano after a…
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RVK Newscast 205: Tourist Stumbled Upon Human Bones
Grapevine Editor-In-Chief Valur Grettisson is on the scene discussing recent developments in free trade, archaeology, and—of course—the eruption at Meradalir. Read on for more information and links! The U.S. Senate passed a bill related to the arctic region, and within it is…
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RVK Newscast 204: Volcano Getting Smaller But Still Significantly Bigger Than Last Year’s
The fissure in Meradalir is now shorter and slightly smaller than in the beginning, but it’s still significantly bigger than the eruption in Geldingadalir in 2021. The gas pollution is now Iceland’s newest export, but it was reported at RÚV this week…
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Flight Bookings Increase With Eruption
Bookings to visit Iceland with Icelandair and Play increased following the start of the eruption of Meradölum, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks and more.…