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Fifteen People Sought Emergency Care Due To Fireworks Accidents
Fifteen people went to the emergency department at Landspítali in Fossvogur, Reykjavík, due to fireworks accidents on the night and early morning of January 1, reports Vísir. Of these, eight sought medical attention for eye injuries. Páll Óli Ólason, deputy chief physician…
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Poll: Majority Of Icelanders Want To Limit Or Ban Fireworks
A new poll from Prósent shows some interesting demographic differences when it comes to the public use of fireworks. [su_pullquote]Become a member of the Grapevine’s YouTube channel for early access to our videos – click here for details.[/su_pullquote] The poll was conducted…
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Multiple Brush Fires Break Out From New Year’s Fireworks, Windmill Destroyed
While the air quality in Reykjavík on New Year’s Eve stayed within healthy limits, due primarily to the strong, steady winds in the area, fireworks elsewhere caused considerable damage. [su_pullquote]Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January 9th! Click here.[/su_pullquote] South Iceland…
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Fireworks Sales Now Open For New Year’s
Fireworks sales have officially begun in the run-up to New Year’s Eve, RÚV reports. As with last year, people can exercise the option of buying fireworks online. [su_pullquote]Enter a competition to win a box of Grapevine goodies! Just sign up for our…
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New Years Eve 2020/2021 — Walking Downtown Reykjavík
A virtual tour through downtown Reykjavík as the fireworks go off all around. It’s a 20min walk from Harpa, our National Opera House to the iconic Hallgrímskirkja church, where the grand finale and welcoming of the New Year took place. The Video…
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Poor Air Quality Due To Firework Pollution and Weather Conditions
Vísir reports that poor air quality is to be expected as many people will continue to set off fireworks throughout the week, in order to see in the New Year. The weather conditions will not help, as not very much wind is…
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Fireworks Sales Will Not Be Restricted This Year After All
Despite recent calls to severely limit—or even ban altogether—the sale of fireworks this year, the law will not be changed this year and the days for firework sales will continue unchanged, RÚV reports. Last October, the Ministry of Justice drafted a bill…
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Health Inspectorate Wants To Ban Sale Of Fireworks
The Health Inspectorate wants to ban the sale of large fireworks to the public and says that they should only be used for large, licensed public displays, RUV reports. A draft regulation published by the Minister of Justice on the government’s consultation…
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Sales Period For Fireworks To Be Reduced
Fireworks will only be allowed for a total of 20 hours during New Year’s celebrations, if a new bill from The Minister or Justice is approved, Stundin reports. The sale of fireworks will also be restricted to just three days each year:…
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Firework Injures Man In Heiðmörk
A man in his fifties was severely injured on the evening of August 23rd after a powerful firework exploded in his hand in Heiðmörk, RÚV reports. Ásgeir Þór Ásgeirsson, chief of police, said that the man picked up the firework, which then…
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What Are Icelanders Talking About?
One of the weirdest attempts at igniting a social media shitstorm in 2019 came in late December, when news broke that Reykjavík would be doing away with downtown’s green UFO-looking public toilets in 2020. The coin-operated capsules, seven in all, have cost…
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New Year’s Eve In Reykjavik: A Busy Night For Police, Firefighters And The Emergency Room
Rain and wind can be thanked for the distinct lack of air pollution from fireworks in the greater Reykjavík area, RÚV reports, despite the same number of fireworks purchased as last year. There have been no emergency room visits from fireworks accidents…
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Fireworks: “Never Environmentally Friendly Nor Harmless”, Environment Agency Says
Pollution from fireworks on New Year’s Eve between 2018 and 2019 was up from the previous New Year’s, RÚV reports, and the pollutants from them are never good for anyone’s health, the Environment Agency of Iceland would like to remind people. As…
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Rescue Squad’s “Trees Instead Of Fireworks” Experiment Went Well
Offering to plant a sapling in South Iceland, in lieu of buying fireworks, went fairly well as a fundraising effort for the Rescue Squad. Thousands of saplings were sold, to be planted this summer in a “New Year’s Forest”. “We don’t have…
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New Years In Iceland: Less Pollution, No Serious Fireworks Injuries
Fireworks either got cleaner this year, or fewer people exploded them, because while air pollution over New Year’s was high, it was less than last year. Seven people ended up in the emergency room that night due to fireworks-related injuries, but no…
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Rescue Squad To Sell Saplings To Those Who Don’t Want To Buy Fireworks
While the Rescue Squad sells fireworks before New Year’s to raise money, they have now added a new option for those who don’t want to buy fireworks: saplings, which will be planted in a “New Year’s Forest”. Fréttablaðið reports that the Rescue…
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Pollutants Over Iceland Will Be Measured Before And After New Year’s
The Environment Agency of Iceland will measure pollution in the air over Iceland five days before and after New Year’s, RÚV reports, and lead will be amongst the pollutants that are tested for. The agency has set up a precise air quality…
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Some Fireworks Taken Off Icelandic Market Due To High Lead Concentrations
One brand of fireworks has been taken off the market after test results showed it contained dangerously high levels of lead, the Environment Agency of Iceland has announced. A poll taken last September shows that most Icelanders are in favour of stronger…
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Low Visibility, High Pollution, But Few Injuries From Fireworks This Year
A greater number of people sought medical attention for respiratory illness this year than the year previous, and pollution from fireworks was comparable to Eyjafjallajökull. At the same time, few people admitted themselves to hospital with fireworks-related injuries. The “healthy limit” for…
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Pollution From Fireworks Comparable To Volcanic Eruption
Lead, copper, HCB and heavy metals are amongst the particles which rain down on Iceland in great quantities on New Years Eve, and they do not dissipate after the fireworks are over, RÚV reports. As many readers are aware, Icelanders are big…
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Not Too Many Fireworks-Related Injuries This Year
There were a lot fewer fireworks-related injuries this year than even just a few years ago, but pollution from them rose significantly. Vísir reports that there were only six fireworks-related injuries reported at the emergency room of the Fossvogur hospital this year.…
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Happy New Year!
Quite a lot of people were happy to see 2016 depart, and to ring on the promise of a new year, Icelanders did what they usually do: blow up fireworks by the hundreds of tonnes. Here is a sample of the celebrations…
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Watch Reykjavík’s New Years Fireworks Display Live
If you ever wanted to witness the madness of Reykjavík’s New Years fireworks display, but cannot make it to Iceland in time, fortune is on your side. BusinessWire reports that the Facebook page Iceland Naturally will be livestreaming the fireworks display in…