A volcanic eruption has begun on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the fourth in three years. A state of emergency has been declared following an earthquake swarm which began at around 21:00 (9PM) this evening, resulting in a volcanic eruption just north of the town of Grindavík, at an area called Sundhnúkur on the Reykjanes peninsula. The […] More
December 2022 was the coldest December in Iceland since 1974, with an average temperature across the country of -4.0 degrees Celsius or 24.8 degrees Fahrenheit. In addition to record freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall also affected the whole country, forcing many roads to be closed for extended periods of time. A perfect depiction of just how […] More
Straight from the town of Húsavík in North Iceland, singer Molly Sandén performed her Oscar-nominated song ‘Húsavík’ from Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, live in front of the world at the Academy Awards last night. The song, which was nominated for Best Original Song, might have missed out on the top prize, […] More
GRAMMY-nominated Icelandic blues and rock band Kaleo have released one of the most amazing music videos we’ve ever seen of their track ‘Skinny’. Recorded at the ever-growing volcanic eruption site in Geldingadalur valley on the Reykjanes peninsula, the live acoustic performance shows lead vocalist and guitarist JJ Julius Son (real name Jökull Júlíusson) strumming his […] More
This morning, United Airlines announced a new long-haul international expansion to Europe. The airline announced that it will be adding daily flights to Iceland for the summer in hopes that relaxed entry requirements will spur demand for the popular tourist destination. Most of continental Europe remains off-limits for most U.S. citizens, and airline executives last […] More
At midnight local time, a third fissure opened up at the volcanic eruption taking place on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland. This new fissure opened up right between the two current ones, adding quite a bit of lava to the area, but at this stage it’s hard to say exactly how large the latest fissure […] More
A new 200 meter (650 feet) wide volcanic fissure opened up yesterday, northeast of the original eruption that began on March the 19th in Geldingadalur valley on the Reykjanes peninsula. The eruption site has mostly been open to the public but was subsequently closed and the site immediately cleared with the help of ICE-SAR civil […] More
The waiting time is now over for Eurovision fans, as the official music video for Iceland’s entry to the 2021 song competition has been released. The song is called 10 Years and was written by Daði Freyr and is performed by him and his band, Daði & Gagnamagnið. In 2020, the band’s whimsical song Think […] More
Want to follow the volcanic eruption in Iceland? Then watch this live video stream from Fagradalsfjall mountain, facing Geldingadalur valley, where a fissure eruption began on the 19th of March. The eruption, which occurred on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland, followed weeks of constant earthquakes (around 50,000 overall) and is the first eruption on […] More
Photogrammetry and drone specialists from the engineering firm EFLA were recently at the volcanic eruption in Geldingadalur valley. The purpose of their trip was to fly a drone over the area and capture images that would then be turned into a three-dimensional model of the area. An announcement from EFLA about the model states that […] More
This morning a helicopter crew from the Icelandic Coast Guard flew over and took new photos of the eruption in Geldingadalur. This was done during a trip with scientists from the Icelandic Meteorological Office to assess the lava flow and the size of the fissure vent. The eruption surprised everyone when it started in the […] More
After a few weeks of well over 50,000 earthquakes, a volcanic eruption has started on the Reykjanes peninsula about 30km (19 miles) from Reykjavík. The eruption started north-east of the town of Grindavík, in a valley called Geldingadalur near Fagradalsfjall mountain. An eruption has been predicted for a couple of weeks now after constant daily […] More
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