Iceland Monitor

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:09:00 +0000
Wants to strip "foreign criminals" of citizenship
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir, a member of parliament for the Independence Party, will submit a bill to strip Icelandic citizenship from citizens born abroad, including if they are guilty of serious crimes.

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 12:26:00 +0000
Increased likelihood of magma flow or volcanic eruption
Inflation continues on the Sundhnúkagígar crater row, but the speed has decreased slightly. According to model calculations, it can be assumed that the probability of magma flow and even volcanic eruption on the Sundhnúkagígar crater row will ...

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000
Offering children and young people free swimming
The innovation at Seltjarnarness Swimming Pool has been well received, offering free access to the pool to children and young people up to the age of 18. The Seltjarnarnes Municipal Council unanimously approved last year to abolish the fee for thi...

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Three avalanches fell yesterday
Three medium-sized floods fell in Neskaupstaður last night but did not threaten settlements. The weather is now good in Neskaupstaður and the evacuation in East Iceland is expected to be lifted soon after noon.

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 12:21:00 +0000
Grímsvötn glacial run has ended
The turbulence measured on the Mt Grímsfjall's seismometer and the Gígjukvísl River's water level have returned to similar values ​​as before the glacial run. This means that the Grímsvatn Lakes glacial run, which b...

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:14:00 +0000
Ran to the scene with a fire extinguisher in hand
A fire broke out in a car in a residential area in Seyðisfjörður last night. The driver of the car escaped without injury. Elvar Snær Kristjánsson, the chief of the Múlaþing fire department in Seyðisfjörður, was the first to arrive at th...

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000
Tómasdóttir sends Trump best wishes
The President of Iceland, Halla Tómasdóttir, has sent her best wishes to Donald Trump and from the Icelandic people on his inauguration as President of the United States.

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:00 +0000
No reports of avalanches in the east
According to Tómas Jóhannsson, an avalanche expert at the Icelandic Meteorological Office, there have been no reports of avalanches in the Eastfjords overnight or this morning, but yesterday a level of uncertainty was declared due to the risk of...

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:47:00 +0000
Power outages in the Eastfjords
There are power outages in many parts of the southern fjords in East Iceland. The largest municipality without power is Stöðvarfjörður, where 190 Rarik customers have been without power since around 4 am last night.

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000
"This is my little sister"
"There was no one to take care of them, no institution, only individuals out in town. My sister had half her teeth broken, her shoulder broken, her collarbone broken and her shoulder torn, tendons and other things, but she received no follow-u...

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 15:00:00 +0000
Evacuations in Neskaupstaður and Seyðisfjörður
The Icelandic Meteorological Office has declared an uncertainty level in the East Fjords due to the risk of avalanches, which took effect at noon. From 6 pm today, evacuations will then take effect in residential areas and commercial buildings in ...

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 13:51:00 +0000
Bus overturns in Hellisheiði
A bus with about 20 passengers on board overturned in Hellisheiði near Hveradalur at ten o'clock this morning.

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 16:30:00 +0000
Icelandair and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership
Icelandair and Southwest Airlines have officially signed a partnership agreement, marking Icelandair as Southwest’s first-ever partner airline. The agreement, formalized at the Icelandic Ambassador’s residence in Washington, will go into effec...

Sat, 18 Jan 2025 15:14:00 +0000
Travelers advised to check conditions
Strong winds are forecast today and tomorrow. Travelers are advised to check road conditions with the Icelandic Road Administration before setting off and to familiarize themselves with the weather and weather forecast.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 19:47:28 +0000
Start preparations for strikes
The union of secondary school teachers (FF) agreed today to start preparations for indefinite strikes in a “certain number” of secondary schools next month.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:30:00 +0000
Never before have there been more Icelandic-farmed fish
54,789 tonnes of farmed fish were produced in Iceland last year, which is more than ever before. This is 9.6% more than was produced in 2023. The biggest difference is in salmon, whose production increased by 5,730 tonnes between years, but the la...

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 11:17:00 +0000
Two American children found in Iceland
Two American children, who the police in Canton, Ohio have sought since October 25, 2024, were found in Reykjavík on January 10.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 16:30:00 +0000
Plans for hydrogen production at Korpa
There are plans to start producing hydrogen and building a hydrogen refueling station next to the Landsnet substation and the Veitur distribution station at Korpa in Reykjavík, to use the hydrogen as a fuel for transportation.

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:45:00 +0000
It might have been better to listen to the residents
“We have built bridges like this before that have proven successful, but it is quite clear that something has gone wrong,” says Pálmi Þór Sævarsson, regional director for the Icelandic Road Administration in West Iceland, about the bridge ...

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 12:06:00 +0000
Warning that black ice may form on wet roads
There will be considerable changes this afternoon and evening when it gets quite cold. The Icelandic Road Administration's meteorologist warns that black ice may form on wet roads and be slippery.

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