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Thu, 18 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000
Still taking children to the volcano
There are examples of people taking their children to the eruption site in Meradalir in spite of it being closed says Bogi Adolfsson who is in Þorbjörn Rescue team to mbl.is. The walk to the volcano and back is 14 km with elevation and through r...

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 11:27:00 +0000
Never more vacant jobs than now
There were 12,240 vacant jobs in the Icelandic job market in the second quarter of 2022. At the same time there were 229,148 manned jobs, so the ratio of vacant jobs is 5.1%.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Walking downtown Keflavík with an axe
The Special Forces and the police for the Reykjanes peninsula have arrested a man who was walking on Hafnargata in Keflavík with an axe and acting weird.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:47:00 +0000
Walking paths closed today to Meradalir
The walking paths to the eruption site at Meradalir is closed today due to weather. This is confirmed by Kristín Jónsdóttir a specialist in natural disasters at the Met Office, but the information is also to be found on safetravel.is.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 15:33:00 +0000
Unusually high waves in Reynisfjara Black Beach today and tomorrow
The waves in Reynisfjara Black Beach will reach up to 3.7 meters today. Tomorrow they will be even higher, or up to 4.7 meters, which is quite unusual. This is reported on the weather website Blika.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 20:00:00 +0000
Dangerous lava squeezing out of the lava field from last year
Liquid lava from the volcano in Geldingadalir is already squeezing out of the older lava field because of the weight of the new lava flowing on top of the old one.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 18:00:00 +0000
Kiev square complete with its own sign plaque
The square at the corner of Garðastræti and Túngata will from now on be dedicated to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 14:41:00 +0000
Reykjavík celebrates Culture Night 2022 next Saturday
Reykjavík is celebrating its 236th birthday next Saturday on the 20th of August with the comeback of the biggest annual event in the city, Culture Night of 2022.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 22:22:00 +0000
Walked a tightrope over the flaming lava
The Instagram star Jay Alvarez published an amazing video of himself walking a tightrope over flaming lava at the eruption site in Meradalir recently.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:00:00 +0000
More people need to work to sustain retirement pension
It is important to have more people 67 and older working, says the economist Ásta Ásgeirs­dótt­ir who works for the National Association of Pension Funds.

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 12:24:00 +0000
When breaking an ankle is turned into a positive experience
Ingi­björg Gréta is a woman who loves hiking and being in the great outdoors. Her new favourite place in the world is Hornstrandir and she had planned three out of four long hikes there this summer. However, things do not always go according to...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:00:00 +0000
Drove ten meters into Nettó grocery store
A car was driven into the Nettó grocery store in Búðakór in Kópavogur shortly after noon today. The Chief of the Fire Department in Reykjavík confirmed the story to mbl.is. He says that nothing points to anybody getting hurt, since the para...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:27:00 +0000
Trail A closed from 4 AM until 9 AM tomorrow morning
The police in the Reykjanes peninsula has issued an announcment regarding repairs on trail A at Meradalir:

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 09:20:00 +0000
Two weeks would be the worst scenario
"The lava had not passed the edge of the pass, but if the flow continues like it has been doing, it will eventually go over the brim. There is a possibility the route might be different in what routes the lava will flow into the valleys," ...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000
Huge increase in scheduled arrivals of Cruise Ships next summer
It looks like there will be a huge increase in Cruise ships coming to Icland in 2023, if bookings for that year are anything to go by. Already there are 260 bookings for next summer which means that the summer of 2023 will see more Cruise ships in...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:00:00 +0000
Lava could flow towards a main road
Lava from the eruption at Fagradalsfjall has almost reached the pass in the eastern part of Meradalir and it looks like it would flow in the direction of Suðurstrandarvegur.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000
The lost swimmer was found unresponsive late last night
The man who was lost last night after going swimming in Langasandur by Akranes was found unresponsive late last night. A call for help was receivedat 9:20 AM last night.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000
Children under 12 years old cannot visit the eruption site
The Chief of Police in the Reykjanes peninsula has decided to ban people going with children under 12 years old to the eruption site in Meradalir. The site is closed today due to weather, but should open tomorrow.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:00:00 +0000
HBO preparing to shoot True Detective: Night Country in Iceland
HBO is already in Iceland preparing for season 4 of True Detective: Night Country that will be shot here. The popular series was given the green light last May with a likely premiere in 2023. First the scene locations need to be found and a lot of...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:54:00 +0000
The eruption site still closed today
The police in the Reykjanes peninsula has issued a statement saying that the eruption site will continue to be closed today because of the weather. It is likely that it won't open until tomorrow morning.



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