6 Apr 2024Inflation seems to have started in Svartsengi, although the end of the eruption at Sund-hnúkagígar is nowhere to be seen. More magma flows into the magma chamber under Svartsengi, than is flowing out of it and the inflow is not decreasing.
30 Mar 2024Private trainer Gudmundur Emil Jóhannsson, better known as Gummi Emil, has been training to go out into all weathers. He recommends getting some fresh air during the Easter holidays instead of eating too much of Easter eggs.
19 Mar 2024Þorvaldur Þórðarson, professor of volcanology at the University of Iceland, says that this eruption does not differ from previous eruptions at Sundhnúkagígar crater row.
17 Mar 2024“We can see that the advance of the eruption has slowed down, but there is still considerable amount of eruption and lava flow that reaches these two routes of lava flow, and there is a risk that the Suðurstrandarvegur road could be inundated,” Víðir Reynisson, Director of Civil Protection, tells mbl.is.
16 Mar 2024Páll Valur Björnsson, a former MP and resident of Grindavík, says he tries to be content with his day and doesn’t overreact to the researchers’ analysis that either a volcanic eruption could start tomorrow or this autumn close to his hometown. He and his family intend to keep going as they are today and apply for the government to buy their property in Grindavík.
10 Mar 2024Ragnhildur Auður Mýrdal is a 22-year-old law student of the University of Iceland and she likes nothing better than to travel. She loves adventure and has traveled a lot both in Iceland and in other countries. She loves traveling in nature and the Icelandic Highlands are one of her favorites.
9 Mar 2024Helga Ólafsdóttir, director of DesignMarch, and Birta Rós Brynjólfsdóttir, designer at Studio Flétta, were guests on the TV program Good Morning Washington to discuss the Taste of Iceland festival, which took place in Washington this weekend. The festival focuses on Icelandic culture, design, literature and food. In addition to Ólafsdóttir and Brynjólfsdóttir, authors Ragnar Jónasson and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir were guests on the program.
8 Mar 2024The Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) and the broad coalition of unions, the Federation of General and Special workers in Iceland (SGS), Efling, and Samiðn, have signed a new wage agreement. It is a long-term agreement that runs from February 1, 2024, to January 31, 2028.
7 Mar 2024Now is the time that foodies in Iceland can rejoice because the time of The Food & Fun Food Festival is upon us. A large number of well-known guest chefs who have been making a big impact in the world are here to play with Icelandic ingredients, which are artfully mixed with their traditions and ingredients. There is no question that there will be some unique food experiences here, which will bring back some good memories for fans of the festival. It can be said that the Food & Fun Food Festival will be a stellar experience this year.
27 Feb 2024Warning sirens sounded in Grindavík and Svartsengi last night for about a minute. The sound is the same as in aircraft sirens that were used in exercises for nuclear attacks here in the past.
25 Feb 2024The swimming pool guests at Árbæjarlaug swimming pool were happy the other night despite disagreeing with the planned shortening of the opening-time of Reykjavík’s swimming pools. A journalist at mbl.is went there and chatted with the guests.
21 Feb 2024The broad coalition of trade unions within the Confederation of Labour and the Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise resumed negotiations this morning with the state conciliation and meditation officer, Ástþór Haraldsson. The coalition’s demands are largely unchanged, says VR chairman Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson.
20 Feb 2024The government has agreed to take action on the issue of applicants for international protection, refugees, and immigrants. This is what the government announced after the meeting ended shortly before noon today.
18 Feb 2024The couple Brynja Einarsdóttir and Örn Almarsson have created the grant fund STAFN, which will be held by the University of Iceland’s grant funds. The fund’s initial funding is ISK 50 million and it will support outstanding students in their studies of science, health sciences, engineering, and computer science, including artificial intelligence and bioinformatics.
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