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
Update: The live stream has ended up you can still view the entire stream above. Photographer and drone pilot Björn Steinbekk is currently doing a 12 hour live drone stream from the volcanic eruption at Geldingadalur on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. The stream started 7PM local time (8PM BST for our UK viewers and […] 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
Yesterday we posted a nice and relaxing “virtual hike” of a stunning valley in the Westfjords of Iceland. Well, now it’s time to experience the complete opposite! In this incredible, adrenaline-pumping drone video by Óli Haukur Mýrdal (better known as OZZO Photography on social media) he takes us on a flight along a massive lava […] More
From The Lord of the Rings references to a dog and lots of lava – the volcano in Geldingadalur valley on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland has it all. Since the start of the eruption 10 days ago, social media has been flooded with incredible shots of this newly formed volcano. While Iceland is quite […] More
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