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Road Near Skálm Reopens Following Glacial Flood
The ring road has been has reopened near Skálm following a significant glacial flood from Mýrdalsjökull glacier over the weekend, reports RÚV. The road is now single-lane and traffic is being controlled on site. Traffic from the east will be allowed through…
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Earthquakes Shake Up Mýrdalsjökull
There have been three earthquakes with a magnitude three in Mýrdalsjökull yesterday, reports Vísir. The largest one was measured at noon and was 3.4 in magnitude. A total of thirteen earthquakes have been recorded since midnight, and all of them were located…
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Earthquakes In Mýrdalsjökull Start Discussions About Possible Eruption Of Katla
The question that is on the minds of geoscientists at the moment is whether the ground movements in Mýrdalsjökull are possibly a precursor to a flow or eruption in Katla, reports RÚV. Either way, the notice would be short and the sequence…
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Rescue Squad Frees Hiker
The rescue team in the South was called out on Saturday night when a report was received from a hiker who got stuck in the mountains south of Mýrdalsjökull. [su_pullquote]If you appreciate our journalism, join our High Five Club. As well as…
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Tourists Rescued From Cabin At Fimmvörðuháls
Two tourists were rescued in Southern Iceland yesterday after one was injured while breaking into a cabin to seek shelter from inclement weather, reports Vísir. The pair had been hiking across Fimmvörðuháls, a trail which lies between two glaciers, Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull,…
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Mýrdalsjökull Glacial Melt Warning Issued, Potential For Gas Pollution
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) has issued a warning over conditions at Mýrdalsjökull glacier in southern Iceland. An unexpected amount of water is currently collecting beneath the surface of the glacier and will likely escape in the near future. Experts issued the…
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Writing On The Walls Of Ice: History Reveals Itself In Katla Ice Cave
It’s a rare occurrence to see relics of the past untainted by the present. The trenches of World War I have long since been covered in wildflowers. The east side of the Berlin Wall riddled in graffiti. The Terracotta Army oxidised to…
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Over The Misty Mountains: Hiking The Famous Fimmvörðuháls Trail
The name of the river ‘Krossá’ sounds like ‘cross,’ as in the symbol that signifies Jesus Christ and which marks countless graves within the Christian community. Appropriately, this river is the graveyard of cars in the Þórsmörk region of Iceland. The cars…
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Volcano Watch: A Closer Look At Katla
Hvolsvöllur is a sleepy village in south Iceland, between Hella and Seljalandsfoss. It’s a somewhat forgettable, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it settlement of just a few small hangars and stores, a bank, and a handful houses, all whipped by dust from the steady tourist traffic of…
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Iceland’s Glaciers Have Shrunk Significantly
Satellite images from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) show that there has been a staggering decrease in the ice capping Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull since 1986, reports the Weather Network. The ice caps are located over two active volcanoes, Mýrdalsjökull, the larger cap in…
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Seriously, Stay Away From Katla
Tourists and tour companies are ignoring instructions from the Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management, the police and scientists to steer clear of Mýrdalsjökull and Sólheimajökull which border and cover Katla, reports RÚV. As reported, although there are no indications of an…
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Experts: Katla Not Erupting But Stay Away
Geologists flew over Mýrdalsjökull glacier, which covers the active volcano Katla, yesterday to investigate sudden glacial flooding in Múlakvísl river and Jökulsá river, reports RÚV. “It is obvious that [the floodwater] is originating from Katla, but there is nothing that points to a…
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Mýrdalsjökull: Scary Adventures On A Glacier
As most Icelandic adventures, this one starts at eight-thirty in the morning at Reykjavík’s central bus terminal, BSÍ. Grapevine’s photographer and I are there to embark upon Reykjavík Excursions Glacier Adventure, which entails riding snowmobiles around the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. We board the…
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South Shore Adventure: Chasing Waterfalls
Although the Golden Circle tour may include the most popular places of interest with Gullfoss, Þingvellir and the geysers, there are still a lot of things left to see in Iceland’s countryside. A great opportunity to see a whole bunch of beautiful…