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Many people have had to leave their homes because of the uncertaintly level in their hometowns in the East Fjords in recent days.

Some evacuation areas now deemed safe

31 Mar 2023 Some 50 residents in addition to those already have had to leave their homes in Neskaupstaður, were ordered yesterday to evacuate their homes as a precautionary measure. Rescue teams went to the houses and informing or assisting people to reach a safe area.

The weather will not be good in the East Fjords today.

Orange weather alert in the northern part of East Fjords until midnight

30 Mar 2023 An orange weather alert is in place in the northern part of the East Fjords until midnight today. Snowfall is expected with poor visibility, especially in the northern part of the region. Transportation disruptions are highly likely.

A number of cars were left behind last night by Pétursey.

50 tourists assisted in the South last night

29 Mar 2023 There was a significant problem for tourists due to the weather in South Iceland last night, but operations lasted until five o’clock last night.

Avalanche risk likely into the weekend

28 Mar 2023 An avalanche fell over a road at the tunnel entrance on the Norðfjörður side of Norðfjörður tunnel yesterday. The tunnel has been closed since yesterday due to the current snow danger. The weather forecast in the area is deteriorating from Wednesday, so we can’t expect the trials of the people of Norðfjörður, Seyðifjörður and Eskifjörður to be over.

The patrol vessel Þór. Photo from archives.

The patrol vessel Þór is now in Neskaupstaður

28 Mar 2023 The patrol vessel Þór has arrived in Neskaupstaður, but the crew tied up the mooring just before midnight last night. This is confirmed by Ásgeir Erlendsson, the information officer of the Icelandic Coast Guard.

The avalanche hit houses and swept up cars.

An avalanche in Neskaupstaður

27 Mar 2023 “I woke up to the thunder and then I waited for the click. I knew what was about to happen,” says Karl Jóhann Birgisson, a resident of Hrafnsmýri in Neskaupstaður, after an avalanche hit his house at 7:30 this morning.

Two golden plovers were seen in Eyrarbakki and one in Sandgerði this week.

The harbinger of spring has arrived to "sing away the snow"

26 Mar 2023 The Golden plover has arrived in Iceland, but traditionally the bird is seen as the harbinger of spring and summer. This is confirmed by bird expert Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson at mbl.is, with three golden plovers spotted in Eyrarbakki yesterday and one in Sandgerði.

It is not known whether the avalanche this weekend was caused by human acitivity or not.

Service Centre needed in Tröllaskagi

21 Mar 2023 An avalanche occurred in Brimnesdalur over the weekend and two of the tourists who were caught in the flood were taken to the emergency room. The local police chief does not say whether the flood was caused by human movement or not. More and more people are going to the mountains in the area and there is a need for further services and surveillance.

An Avalanche was discovered in Múlakolla this morning. People should stay away from steep terrain because of the danger of avalanches.

Still a risk of avalanches

17 Mar 2023 Yesterday a warning was issued because of a considerable risk of avalanches in the East Fjorda, in the inland of Eyjafjörður and the outer part of Tröllaskagi peninsula. The weather is better today and the avalanche is less likely to fall by itself, but there are indications that the snowfall is still weak. The Icelandic Met Office’s avalanche watch warns people to be traveling in steep terrain because of the situation.

The cold in the northern hemisphere captured on satellite

16 Mar 2023 This is what Iceland and its immediate neighbourhood in the northern hemisphere looked like when one of NASA’s satellites, the US space agency, swung over the country earlier this week.

Almost half of the ice cap covering Lake Askja has melted and hot steam was seen coming up from the lake.

Geothermal activity in Lake Askja

16 Feb 2023 “If it goes on like this, it will end with a volcanic eruption. Not right now, but perhaps in a few months or years. For there will probably be more earthquakes and activity before the eruption. At least we hope so,” says Ármann Höskuldsson, a volcanologist at the University of Iceland’s Institute of Earth Sciences.

Tricky road conditions in the capital area

8 Feb 2023 “There are difficult road conditions. Flurry of snow in many areas of the city and we’ve had a few traffic collisions,” says Árni Friðleifsson, Chief Inspector of the Traffic Division of the Metropolitan Police.

Alert level raised to orange tomorrow

6 Feb 2023 "An Orange Weather Warning will be in effect from 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM, Tuesday, February 7.

The city is still working on clearing up many areas all over the city.

Most snow in the upper regions of the city

31 Jan 2023 All effort is being made to get the snow off the streets in Reykjavík. Some connecting roads and alleys are currently impassable, but the main roads are fine, according to Eidur Fannar Erlendsson, the head of the Reykjavík City’s winter service.

This picture was taken in Hellisheiði, but not today though. However, today the heath was closed due to bad snowstorm .

Snowstorms all over the country

30 Jan 2023 The cold weather this winter continues to halt business as usual in Iceland. Rescue teams have been called out across the country for the storm today, according to Jón Þór Víglundsson, information officer of Landsbjörg Rescue Team.