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  • Icelandair Cancels Flights To And From Orlando Due To Hurricane

    Icelandair Cancels Flights To And From Orlando Due To Hurricane

    Icelandair has decided to cancel flights to and from Orlando on October 9 and 10 due to Hurricane Milton, which is expected to hit Florida in the next 24 hours, Mbl.is reports, citing Icelandair spokesperson Guðni Sigurðsson. The flight from Orlando to…

  • Island Life: Horse Rentals!

    Island Life: Horse Rentals!

    The normally sleepy little village of Buðardal will be getting a splash of new life, as a horse rental service will be opening soon. Friends Valdís Gunnarsdóttir and Carolin Baare Schmidt told reporters that they got the idea last autumn, and the…

  • Hurricane Nicole Is Heading Right For Us

    Hurricane Nicole Is Heading Right For Us

    The Icelandic Met Office predicts that Iceland will begin feeling the effects of the incoming hurricane as early as Wednesday. RÚV reports that south Iceland can expect high winds and torrential rains, and very strong gusts of winds could each as far…

  • STORMGATE: Iceland Braces Itself

    STORMGATE: Iceland Braces Itself

    As what may be the worst storm in over 20 years breaches the south coast of Iceland, the country prepares as best it can. The storm, which is forecast to bring winds from 35m/s to 50m/s to much of the country through…

  • HURRICANE WARNING Now In Full Effect

    HURRICANE WARNING Now In Full Effect

    Today is not the day to go anywhere, as hurricane-force winds are forecast through the day and into tomorrow. The Iceland Met Office has issued a strong warning about today’s weather, which will see winds reaching anywhere between 35m/s to 50m/s. “A…