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Earthquake And Aftershocks Detected Near Bárðarbunga
Data from the Icelandic Met Office shows that an earthquake of a magnitude of 3.2 was detected at 6:51 this morning approximately 1.7 kilometres north of Bárðarbunga. [su_pullquote]Join our High Five Club at either the ‘Secret Handshake’ or ‘Elbow Five’ level, and…
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Geldingadalir Eruption Now The Longest Of The Century
The Geldingadalir volcanic eruption is officially the longest-lived of the 21st century, RÚV reports. The world turned their attention to Iceland on March 19, 2021 when the eruption began. That was 181 days ago. Until today, the longest eruption at Holuhraun lasted…
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Five Years To The Day: Holuhraun
Five years have passed since the beginning of the eruption of Holuhraun. On August 28th, a series of earthquakes shook the region of Bárðarbunga, culminating in an eruption on August 29th, which only lasted four hours. Then, on August 31st, a much…
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Best Of North Iceland 2019: Best Tour
North Iceland is a bucket-list of must-experience majesty. As the capital of the north, Akureyri is Iceland’s second-largest city and provides a fantastic base from which to explore fjords, the Arctic Ocean, and the volcanic desert. Travelling to the northern tip of…
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Search And Rescue With Tom Cruise
Most Reykvíkingar tend to think that being born outside of the capital is some terrible accident that needs to be corrected as soon as possible, and in fact the last hundred years saw a mass migration to the big city, with new…
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More Holuhraun Invaders Charged
Three more people now face charges for defying police boundaries blocking public access to the Holuhraun eruption in 2014. Vísir reports that the three stand accused of having deliberately bypassed police boundaries leading in to the eruption area in September 2014, one…
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WTF Happened Last Year? 2015 In News
Every year, we at the Grapevine like to look back and reflect on some of the hottest, weirdest, and most delightful news stories that dominated the headlines. This year is no exception. So here, again, we bring you: the Year In Review.…
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Helicopter Pilot Charged In Holuhraun Landing
The helicopter pilot who flew a Kazakhstani billionaire to the site of the then-erupting Holuhraun volcano has been charged. Vísir reports that the pilot in question, while working for Reykjavík Helicopters, flew Goga Ashkenazi to the site on at least three occasions…
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Holuhraun To Be Named Holuhraun
A decision was finally been made on what to name the lava field wrought by the Holuhraun eruption: Holuhraun. Vísir reports that the Skútustaðahreppur shire council has reached a final decision on what to name the new lava field borne from last…
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Treading New Ground: Swimming At Iceland’s New Lava Field
There are few things more exciting than waking up in Iceland with a full day of travel ahead. As I pull open the blinds of a bedroom at Akureyri Backpackers—lodgings so comfortable that the term “hostel” seems ungenerous—I’m overjoyed to see the…
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New Name For Holuhraun Pending … Or Not
This October, it will be decided whether or not the resulting lava field from the Holuhraun eruption will be given a new name. Last spring, a new name was to be chosen before summer began, but was delayed due to organisational issues.…
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Holuhraun Creates Hot Spring
Holuhraun has created a hot spring that people have discovered is actually perfect for bathing in. Vísir reports that the spring in question is located near the Svartá River, and is more akin to a river than a creek, on account of…
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Cause Of Massive Sheep Death Likely Found
An explanation behind the sudden death of about 5,000 sheep appears to be closer to reality. Bændablaðið reports that Jónas Elíasson, a research professor in engineering at the University of Iceland, believes that he has found the reason why 4,600 sheep across…
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Tourists Kinda “Meh” About Visiting Holuhraun
Now that tourists are allowed to visit the Holuhraun lava field, it seems few if any want to go. Tourism companies in the Mývatn area that MBL spoke to said that interest in taking the Dyngjusand way to the Holuhraun lava field…
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Walking Path Around Holuhraun Opens
You can now take a walk close to the Holuhraun lava field, provided you are very, very careful. RÚV reports that employees of Vatnsjökull National Park have opened a walking path just north of the lava field, near Dyngjusand. While this means…
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Massive Sheep Death Could Be Linked To Holuhraun
The mysterious and widespread sheep death may be attributed to poisoning from the Holuhraun eruption. RÚV reports that there is research now underway to see if the recent sickening and dying off of hundreds of sheep across Iceland can be attributed to…
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Bárðabunga No Longer At “Danger Level”
The geological activity at Bárðabunga has been taken down a level, from “dangerous” to “uncertain”. According to a statement from Civil Protection in Iceland, the number of quakes in the area have diminished enough to warrant reducing the level of alarm around…
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Holuhraun Has Stopped Erupting, But Is It Still Dangerous?
The Holuhraun eruption finally ended on February 27 of this year after six months, leaving behind a lava field that is 85 km2 and reaches a hefty volume of 1.4 km3. Now that the eruption has ended, people might be wondering about…
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Iceland Volcano Eruption Polluted More Than EU Combined
The combined SO2 emissions for all EU member states during the six month Holuhraun eruption comprised only a quarter of the SO2 released by the volcano itself, reports RÚV. “Around 20 to 60 thousand tonnes of SO2 was released from Holuhraun each day…
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Bad Weather Saved Iceland From Volcano Pollution
Iceland’s harsh winter may have saved the country from the more serious side effects of the six month Holuhraun eruption, reports RÚV. “What we were most worried about as far as toxic pollution from Holuhraun was concerned was that it would gather…
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What To Name What Holuhraun Has Wrought
Now that volcanic activity at Holuhraun has all but ended, an important question looms: what do we name the landscape features it created? This decision is now in the hands of the Skútustaðahreppur shire council, Vísir reports, and they have their work…
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Dettifoss Waterfall Reopens
The Police Chief of Norðurland Eystra has decided to lift the closure of Jökulsárgljúfur, north of Route 1, meaning travellers can visit Dettifoss. RÚV reports that the move to reopen access to Jökulsárgljúfur comes as a result of the eruption at Holuhraun…
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Holuhraun Eruption Definitely Over Now
The Holuhraun eruption has ended, reports RÚV. This was officially confirmed by scientists and Iceland’s Civil Protection this weekend, though the site will remain under observation for toxic gas emissions. Geophysicist, Páll Einarsson, would not rule out the possibility that further eruptions…