Bárðarbunga caldera. Image from mbl.is's photo archives.

Inflation detected around the country's most powerful volcano

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From left: Ásta Ósk Stefánsdóttir, Ístak's local manager, Sunna Björg Helgadóttir, Managing Director of Technical Services, Rafn Magnús Jónsson, Senior Project Manager SVA7 and Tómas Már Sigurðsson, CEO.

Almost on schedule despite seven eruptions near Svartsengi
Inga Sæland talked to mbl.is about the status of the government formation.

Hope to form a government before Christmas
The seventh eruption in Sundhnúkagígar crater row has ended.

The last pictures of the eruption
From a police investigation at the scene in September.

Charged with killing his daughter
A picture from a civil defense drone flight over the volcanic site from earlier today.

The seventh eruption is over

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Bárðarbunga caldera. Image from mbl.is's photo archives.

Inflation detected around the country's most powerful volcano
The Blue Lagoon is reopening after just over two weeks of closure.

Blue Lagoon reopened: Guests ferried from Grindavík
A few street lamps at the end of the parking lot are still standing, but otherwise, all of the parking lot is under lava.

Entire Blue Lagoon car park now covered in lava
From a police investigation at the scene in September.

Charged with killing his daughter
A snowmobile from the rescue team Landsbjörg.

People in trouble in Mt Kerlingarfjöll

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Father and son spending quality time together and learning something useful at the same time.

Father and son studying together

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One of the suspects in the terrorism case.

U-turn ruling in the Court of Appeals

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Lava spewing from volcanic fissures while toxic gases rise from the ground.

Public Access to Eruption Restricted

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