yesterday, 11:40 GMTCoastal fishing began today, and many boats left the pier early this morning. There are now 825 boats at sea around Iceland under remote surveillance by the Icelandic Coast Guard’s command center, Ásgeir Erlendsson, the information officer of the agency, revealed.
two days agoThe Icelandic Meteorological Office has updated the risk assessment due to the seismic activity on the Reykjanes Peninsula. The risk due to lava flow has been considered to have increased, while the risk due to volcanic ash is considered to have decreased.
two days agoIn her speech on the occasion of International Labor Day, chairwoman of Efling Union, Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, called on the Icelandic government to condemn the Israeli government. She did not mince words and said that the Icelandic government is suffering from a deep sense of submission when it comes to the situation in the Gaza Strip.
30 AprSigurður Reynir Gíslason, a geochemist and research professor at the University of Iceland’s Institute of Earth Sciences, has been elected honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work in the field of Earth Sciences.
30 AprVolcanologist Þorvaldur Þórðarson says that it seems that activity in the volcano at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row has increased overnight and there are signs that the inflation in Svartsengi has stopped.
29 AprAccording to a poll conducted by the Icelandic Centre for Social Research, Prósenta, there is a strong changing movement among the top-ranking runners for president, and this can be seen in the results of other polling firms, such as Maskína and Gallup.
29 AprThe active crater at Sundhnúkagígar crater row could grow even larger if the magma production increases, which is likely, according to a volcanologist. Inflation in Svartsengi seems to be slowing down, which could mean that there is “something is about to happen.”
29 AprA total of 11 people will be running for the office of the President of Iceland. This was stated in the ruling of the National Electoral Commission.
28 AprYesterday, Kristinn Magnússon, photographer for the newspaper Morgunblaðið and mbl.is, received the prize for news photo of the year 2023. The photo was taken at Hallgrímskirkja church where the residents of Grindavík came together in November.
27 AprThe police in Suðurnes are asking people not to go on foot to the volcanic eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row. This is stated in the police’s Facebook post last night.
26 AprLand continues to rise at Svartsengi even though there is still an ongoing eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row. There is uncertainty about what happens next.
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