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Help? Call Charlie! Campsites, Expensive Vegetables, Beautiful But Harmless Eruption & More
Unsolicited advice from an unreliable advisor Help is a four-letter verb meaning “to make it easier or possible for someone to do something by offering one’s services, resources, or advice.” So, I have no idea why you’ve come to me for it.…
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Volcanic Eruption First Of Many
As the volcanic eruption in Meradalur is ending, volcanologists are claiming this is just a taste of what is to come, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]To celebrate reaching 200 RVK Newscast episodes on Youtube, as well as the new eruption at Meradalir, we’re having…
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Flight Bookings Increase With Eruption
Bookings to visit Iceland with Icelandair and Play increased following the start of the eruption of Meradölum, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks and more.…
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Grímsvötn Volcano Likely To Erupt Soon-Ish
It seems like Fagradalsfjall is not the only volcano keen to erupt at the moment. Last summer, scientists predicted a possible eruption of Grímsvötn, a subglacial volcano located under the northwestern side of the Vatnajökull ice cap. Water is accumulated in the…
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RVK Newscast #94: The Illegal COVID Hotel & The Smallest Volcano In A Century
The COVID hotel was illegal, but that doesn’t mean that Icelanders have stopped using it. Also, the volcano in Geldingadalir is officially the smallest one in Iceland in this century, but, it’s by far the most popular one to visit. We also…
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RVK Newscast #93: An Incredible Lava Flow Break Out Of The Mountain & Melt The Snowy Ground
In this edition, we visited the newest fissure in the Fagradalsfjall’s volcanic system and witnessed an amazing event when the top of the volcano broke and the lava tide streamed down claiming the land all around where we had stood but minutes…
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RVK Newscast #92: The New Fissure And Its Long Lava Flow
Two new fiery cracks appeared in the earth on Monday, only 500 metres from Geldingadalsgos. The lava has now flowed to Merardalur, more than a kilometre away. But after we visited the area a third fissure also appeared. The area close to…
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RVK Newscast #91: Second Volcano Appears & More Than 200 People At Quarantine Hotel
A new fissure has opened about 500 metres from the original volcano in Geldingadalur. It happened as we were shooting this video, so wait for the end for the latest update on the situation. Also we look at a murder in Reykjavík…
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RVK Newscast #90: Volcano In The Night & Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions
Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief and Art Bicnick, photo editor at The Reykjavík Grapevine, visited the Geldingadalsgos late on Tuesday evening. Nature put on its best display, offering possibly one of the greatest shows on earth right now. Location: Geldingardalsgos Newscast sponsored by Einstök…
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We Flew Over The New Volcano At Geldingadalur
Today, we took to the skies with Norðurflug Helicopter Tours to check out the eruption at Geldingadalur from a new view. It was Culture Editor Hannah Jane’s first time at the volcano and to call it a spiritual experience for her would…
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RVK Newscast #89: Two New Cinder Cones About To Merge
The small cinder cone from the volcano at Geldingadal became very active on Wednesday and is now almost as big as the first one. Also, it looks like the valley will soon fill with lava, and therefore the big question is: What…
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RVK Newscast #88: The Geldingadal’s Volcano May Last For Years
The basalt lava from the volcano at Geldingadalir comes from a deeper place than any that has come from volcanoes in that area for over seven millenia. It arrives from around 20 kilometres deep, meaning—as one scientist said—that this is like having…
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RVK Newscast #87: Volcano Updates & An Interview with The Search And Rescue Team
We visited the starting point of a controversial hiking route close to the Blue Lagoon and spoke with a member of the Search & Rescue Team in Iceland (Landsbjörg). Access to the volcano in Reykjanes peninsula was closed today due to gas…
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RVK Newscast #86: We Visited The Volcano In Iceland & It Blew Our Mind
We visited the new volcano in Fagradalsfjall, called Geldingardalsgos. It’s safe to say that nature put out the most impressive display we have seen in Iceland for years. But don’t take our word for it, see it for yourself. Newscast supported by…
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RVK Newscast #85: Eruption has begun!
Eruption has begun at Fagradalsfjall, long expected to be the location of a possible volcanic eruption. Small town of Þorlákshöfn was on high alert because of possible gas pollution from the eruption. What we know now is that Geldingadalsgos is a fissure…
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RVK Newscast #84: Vaccinated Tourists From Outside Schengen Allowed to Visit Iceland
Today’s biggest news must be that the Icelandic government agreed yesterday to allow tourists from outside the Schengen Area—who have been vaccinated—to visit Iceland. There were only 1900 earthquakes yesterday, making it one of the slowest earthquake days for almost three weeks.…
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RVK Newscast #83: 3,000 Earthquake in One Day & Stranded Humpback Whale in Garður
Around 3,000 earthquakes bothered Icelanders yesterday—the most powerful one was 5.4 in magnitude. Geologists think that the longer this unrest in the ground will go on, the more likely that it will end with a fissure volcano in Fagradalsfjall. In other news,…
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RVK Newscast #82: Volcano Could Go Off Without A Warning & COVID On The Rise
Over the last 48 hours, we’ve had well over 2,000 earthquakes, with the strongest one being 5.1 in magnitude. Currently, the magma is only one kilometre from the surface, and geologists expect the volcano at Fagradalsfjall volcano will go off without warning.…
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RVK Newscast #81: Earthquakes Up To 20,000 & The Comeback Nobody Asked For
We are now at close to 20,000 earthquakes—or even more—but there are still no volcanic eruptions. Scientists are pretty sure that there is a serious threat going on, though. We look at the complex situation arising from there being five volcanic systems…
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How to Pronounce Icelandic Volcano: Þráinsskjaldarhraun
If there is something you can rely on in Iceland, it’s that there will eventually be a volcano eruption somewhere—and the name of it will be impossible for the rest of the world to pronounce. But we want to help, so welcome…
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RVK Newscast #80: Interview with Earthquake Hazard Coordinator & Civil Guard
Things got serious yesterday. The Met Office picked up a harmonic tremor pulse midday Wednesday that indicated strongly that there will be a fissure volcano in Reykjanes soon (Þráinsskjaldarhrauni to be precise, if you want to twist your tongue). Therefore, we sat…
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VOLCANOES IN ICELAND! Everything You Need To Know!
Can I see a volcanic eruption in Iceland? Not at this exact moment in time but check some of the videos we did in the Geldingadalir (Fagradalsfjall) eruption earlier this year! The site is still open with fresh, smoking lava! There have…