The 70-year-old man arrested in Grindavík yesterday on charges of threatening rescue workers with a firearm denies any wrongdoing and is now considering legal action.

There has been no volcanic activity on the fissure at Sundhnúkagígar since midday yesterday. However, embers continue to smolder in the newly formed lava, and the area remains unstable and hazardous, according to a statement from the Icelandic M...

Two significant earthquakes were recorded near Reykjanestá shortly before 5 p.m. today, with the largest measuring 5.3 in magnitude, according to Jóhanna Malen Skúladóttir, a natural hazard specialist at the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Th...

Despite the apparent subsiding of the eruption, seismic activity remains strong, with continued tremors detected in the northeastern section of the magma corridor, according to Benedikt Halldórsson, director of natural hazards at the Icelandic Me...

A man who brandished a firearm at two rescue workers during the evacuation of Grindavík this morning was arrested at the scene, according to senior police officer Gunnar Schram of the Suðurnes Police.

A fatal accident occurred on Monday when rocks fell from Steinafjall onto a car on Suðurlandsvegur near Holtsós under Eyjafjöll,... The post Calls For Urgent Action After Fatal Rockfall appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

No activity has been observed at the eruption fissure north of Grindavík since yesterday afternoon. However, the lava continues to... The post No Activity At The Eruption Fissure, But Lava Still Glows appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

NASA has removed two comic books about women astronauts from all of its websites. The removal seems to be part... The post Iceland Space Agency To Host NASA’s Deleted Women Astronaut Comics appeared first on The Reykjavik Grapevine.

During the evacuation of Grindavík moments before the latest volcanic eruption, search and rescue members were threatened at gunpoint, RÚV... The post Search And Rescue Members Threatened During Grindavík Evacuation appeared first on The Reykjavik...

Update, 13:30: Met Office geophysicist Benedikt Ófeigsson told the national broadcaster it is a possibility magma could flow through the... The post Eruption Has Begun North Of Grindavík, Now Within Protective Barriers appeared first on The Reykjav...