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Puffin Population Declines By 70%
Iceland’s Atlantic puffin population has experienced a significant decline of 70% in almost thirty years, reports RÚV. This decrease is far greater than previously believed. Iceland is home to a substantial portion of the global puffin population. While the puffin population is…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Home-Grown Icelandic Nepotism
What’s as Icelandic as volcanoes, hot springs and liquorice? Nepotism! Reykjavík Grapevine journalists Josie Anne and Valur discuss how Icelandic society views nepotism, in light of criticism aimed at Minister for Culture and Education, Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, for appointing a new Director…
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The Icelandic Roundup: Björk Criticises The Prime Minister
World-famous singer and artist, Björk Guðmundsdóttir, heavily criticised the Icelandic prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, in a recent interview with The Guardian, where she said the prime minister betrayed a promise to declare a state of emergency in Iceland regarding global warming. Valur…
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Two Risso’s Dolphins Wash Ashore
Two Risso’s dolphins, a species never before seen in Iceland, washed ashore in Hrútafjörður, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products made by Icelandic producers…
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Loki Foods Plans To Launch Plant-Based Cod Fillets In 2023
The entrepreneurial company Loki Foods intends to launch sustainable plant-based fish fillets in 2023. The company has received an investment of 85 million ISK from various investors, reports Vísir. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face…
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Unlikely That Icelandic Glaciers Could Be Saved
According to a geologist Oddur Sigurðsson, it is unlikely that Icelandic glaciers could be saved. He emphasises the importance of recording the history of the glaciers, so the story of them is not lost as well, reports RÚV. On the report of…
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What ‘Code Red’ Global Warming Means For Iceland
Iceland is home to one of the largest glaciers in Europe, the eminent Vatnajökull. Covering roughly 8% of the country’s landmass, it’s also becoming a startling example of global warming in the North. A newly published report from the United Nations Intergovernmental…
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Near Record Temperatures in Eastfjords
Temperatures tomorrow could reach 29°C in the Eastfjords, in what metereologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson has called “an honest attempt” at the Icelandic record. According to Einar, the near-record highs are caused by a bubble of warm air from the southwest, which will arrive…
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Puffin Population Is At Risk Due To Global Warming
A new study has shown that the rising sea temperature has caused a significant decrease in the Icelandic puffin population over the past few decades. The study was published in the scientific journal Global Change Biology. The study has been tracking the…
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Ask A Scientist: What Effect Will Rising Sea Levels Have On Iceland?
Global warming is on everyone’s minds; summers are getting hotter, glaciers are melting and greenhouse gases are filling the skies with smog. Living on a rock in the North Atlantic makes you feel relatively untouchable by the chaos across the world but…
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EU Awards Grant To Climate Change Project In Iceland
The EU has awarded a grant of 700 million ISK to a new climate change research project, in which the Agricultural University of Iceland participates, RUV reports. The project, entitled Future Arctic, provides insight into how the grasslands and forests of Iceland…
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Icelandic Government Makes Tentative Environmental Policy Progress
The Icelandic Government has revealed several new environmental policies and proposals recently, including fresh funds for projects tackling climate change and a bid to ban certain single-use products. Although the measures are by no means radical, they suggest that environmental concerns may…
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Alarmingly High Levels Of Glacier Decline Recorded In Iceland Last Year
Last year was one of the worst on record for glacial decline in Iceland according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Warm, sunny weather caused Iceland’s glacier mass to fall by approximately 1.5m of water, which is the “highest [change in mass balance]…
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Iceland Thaws: The Glaciers Are Melting – What Does It Mean For Iceland?
The Okjökull glacier died in 2014. It wasn’t the first Icelandic glacier to pass away. Some estimates say that up to ten named bodies of ice have previously expired, along with countless more that were unnamed. But Okjökull was the biggest, so…
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The Precious Plastic Initiative Aims To Change An Unhealthy Relationship
Sometimes we need a reminder that even small actions—and a small number of people—can change the world. Björn Steinar Blumenstein and Brynjólfur Stefánsson are such a reminder. In just a little over two months, they built a container, four different plastic recycling…
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Ok, Bye: A New Documentary On The Disappearance Of Ok Glacier
According to folk tales, Ok, or Okjökull, was one of the breasts of a giantess that turned into stone, the other being Skjaldbreiður. Over the years, it’s had a troubled history, one that you can soon become intimately acquainted with. Anthropologists from Rice…
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President Of Iceland Says Icelanders Should Stop Joking About Global Warming
During the World Ocean Summit held in Mexico last weekend, President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said it’s time for Icelanders to stop joking about global warming. Instead, he said, Icelanders need to start taking into account the serious consequences we’ll face…
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Iceland To Import Minke Whale Meat As Not Enough Are Hunted
Only 17 minke whales have been caught in Iceland so far this year, which means that whale meat will have to be imported from Norway to meet demand, reports RÚV. Gunnar Bergmann Jónssonn, the CEO of IP Útgerð–the only company that hunts…
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Iceland Will Be Glacier-Free In 200 Years
Iceland’s glaciers are disappearing at a troubling rate, and the country could be devoid of glaciers in as little as 200 years. Glaciologist Oddur Sigurðsson told attendees of a meeting of The Iceland Touring Association last night that Iceland’s glaciers have been…
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Icelandic Town Rising From The Sea Due To Climate Change
A chain reaction caused and driven by climate change has made an Icelandic town take a significant rise in elevation in less than 20 years. Höfn í Hornafirði is a town of some 2,200 people in southeast Iceland, resting on a thin…
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In The Eye Of The Swarm: The Beekeepers Of Iceland
The paved road transitions to dirt just south of Mosfellsbær, but Torbjørn’s new electric car handles the change smoothly. “I have two hives out here at Hafravatn,” he says, “and six more in the south. The southwest is the best region in…