9 MayÓlafur Þór Víðisson a guide in Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon witnessed a huge piece of the Breiðamerkur glacier break off the other day. He says it is a rare occurrence and all the more exciting because of it.
6 MayThe Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio is impressed with the startup company VitroLabs which was founded by the Icelander Ingvar Helgason among others.
5 MayHe is a computer programmer, a travel guide and a stand up comedian. Rökkvi Vésteinsson is responsible for LingQ adding Icelandic to their choice of languages for people to learn.
4 MayResidents in the North and East of Iceland were stunned when they woke up yesterday and looked out their windows seeing a wintery scene of white flurry snow on the ground. The first day of summer was two weeks ago so this situation has to be uncommon although not unheard of in Iceland.
1 MayA total of 1,100 suggestions for the renovation of the Laugardalslaug swimming pool, Reykjavík, including ones from pool guests, have been received.
28 AprThe German company EP Power Minerals, which is preparing to export pumice from the Mýrdalssandur outwash plain, South Iceland, is exploring the feasibility of building a harbor in Mýrdalssandur to facilitate the export.
26 AprIn light of the Icelandic government’s aim of making Iceland carbon neutral by 2040, the production of electric fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia, must be sped up.
20 AprThe Icelandic government has, in the wake of its disputed sale of a 22.5 stake in the Bank of Iceland (Íslandsbanki), decided to suggest to Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, that Icelandic State Financial Investments (ISFI) be abolished.