“The changes to the glaciers over these 20 years are dramatic. They can be attributed to the effects of the so-called ‘Blue Blob,’ which in some years has led to cooler weather here than the global average. In nearly all of these years, the ...

The Icelandic Met Office has updated tomorrow’s weather warnings. Orange warnings will take effect across large parts of the country around midday.

A northeasterly wind of 8–15 m/s is forecast today, with light snow showers in the north and east. Winds are expected to be lighter in the southwest, where it will remain mostly dry.

Morgunblaðið reported on Monday that U.S. authorities had banned the sale of routers not manufactured in the United States. Routers are the devices that connect homes and businesses to telecommunications networks and thus to the internet. The ba...

The Passion Hymns by Hallgrímur Pétursson will, as is tradition, be performed in full at Hallgrímskirkja tomorrow, Good Friday. The event is overseen by actress and writer Steinunn Jóhannesdóttir, and a total of eight readers will share the r...

“It’s great to be back at our original venue at the Hilton Reykjavík Nordica—it’s the second year in a row we’re there,” says Guðmundur Pétursson, guitarist and artistic director of the Reykjavík Blues Festival.

Human error led to a theft case at the Freysnes roadside shop in Skaftafell on Sunday not being properly registered in the police system.

Bríet is heading out on an Easter tour, stopping in four locations. After that, the wider world awaits her.

Unprecedented increases in aviation fuel prices have occurred in March. At the beginning of the month, before airstrikes on Iran, a ton of fuel cost around $800 on the global market. It has now risen to approximately $1,600.

A fire broke out in a snowplow near the junction at Þrengslin early this morning, around 4 a.m.

A group of around ten tourists shoplifted extensively from the Freysnes roadside shop today. The owner is warning other tourism operators about the group, which is believed to be heading east. The thieves took groceries, candy, and souvenirs.

Polish Catholics have a tradition at Easter of having carefully prepared food baskets blessed—baskets filled with symbolic meaning. When Aneta Cwiklinska moved to Iceland, she never intended to stay long.

The road over Holtavörðuheiði was closed but was opened later this morning. The roads over Hellisheiði and through Þrengsli have been reopened.

An Icelandair flight to Paris, scheduled to depart at 4:00 PM today, has been cancelled. No information has been provided as to why, but it is likely due to a chain reaction from flight disruptions yesterday and earlier today.

A small bus ran into trouble in Raknadalur, deep in Patreksfjörður, last night when an avalanche fell onto the road and blocked it.

A tourist had to be rescued at the base of Sólheimajökull today after falling and injuring their hip.

There will be a southeasterly snowstorm, poor visibility, and difficult driving conditions on Reykjanesbraut, Kjalarnes, and Hellisheiði after 4 PM today.

A public bus was stolen at Vífilstaðir in Garðabær yesterday evening.

Plans for cooperation between the private medical center Klíníkin and Landspítali National University Hospital on operating inpatient beds will not proceed. The proposed collaboration focused on services for elderly patients with certified func...

Low-pressure systems continue to batter the country, with another one expected to approach later tomorrow.