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Ask An Expert: How Do Geysers Erupt?
Geysers are some of the most popular natural phenomena to be observed and studied — there’s just something fun about seeing the Earth let out a great big belch every once in a while. But how and why do geysers erupt? We…
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Forest Lagoon Opens In Akureyri
The forest lagoon, Skógarböðin, officially opened its doors to guests yesterday. We have been keeping an eye on it for a while, and have reported on their plans back in March. As reported by RÚV, the director of the baths, Tinna Jóhannsdóttir,…
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Ask a Water Research Scientist: Is It Safe To Drink Water From The Hot Tap?
Travellers often arrive at a new destination harbouring nagging anxieties. Will the taxi drivers try to rip me off? Can I put toilet paper into the toilet? And—the perennial favourite—can I drink the tap water? In Iceland the answers are no, please…
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Icelanders Can Use Hot Water to Fight COVID-19
Björn Birnir, professor of mathematics at the University of California, says that the water supply in Iceland can be used against the spread of COVID-19, MBL reports. He is urging the government to subsidise district heating fees for a year in order…
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Bubble, Bubble, Toil, Trouble…And Eggs: A Day In Hveragerði
Just 45 kilometres from the capital, beyond an otherworldly lava field landscape and up and down a mountain, lies the small town of Hveragerði. Often clouded—both in mystery and steam—the countryside abode offers a plethora of interesting pandemic-safe possibilities. The quintessential Icelandic…
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VIDEO: Geothermal Heating Versus Cold Weather Sparks Brief Crisis
Iceland is often celebrated for its prodigious use of geothermal power. Apart from providing over a quarter of the national output of electricity (hydropower provides the rest) almost all Icelandic homes are heated with geothermally warmed water that passes through a vast…
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Last Weekend’s Earthquakes Possibly Caused By Geothermal Power
A series of quakes reported over the past few days may be connected to the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant. RÚV reports that a tremor measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was recorded near Húsmúla at Hellisheiði at about 23:30 last night, followed…
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Still Ain’t Easy Being Green
Before we started jailing bankers, Iceland’s strongest memetic power was in our energy grid. Our energy consumption may be proportionately higher than that of a lot of countries, but it’s what generates our power that gained us an international reputation as a…
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Stunning Geothermal Area To Be Ruined For Geothermal Drilling
A beautiful thermal area in southwest Iceland will soon become no more, as geothermal drilling is to begin there. Stundin reports that the geothermal area of Eldvörp, located on the Reykjanes peninsula of southwest Iceland, is living on borrowed time. This region,…
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Iceland Glacier-Free After 100 Years?
A professor of environmental sciences believes that if glacial-shrinking trends continue, Iceland could be completely ice-free after as soon as 100 years. The sixth episode of The Weather Channel’s “Destination Unchartered” series focuses specifically on Iceland. The episode goes into detail about…