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Around 50 earthquakes in the last 24 hours

Seismic activity in the Bárðarbunga system and volcanic activity at the eruption site in Holuhraun is continuing at comparable levels as in recent days.

News in english 22.10.2014 11:47

A star from the Office performing at Reykjavik Comic Festival

Stephen Merchant form the Office is among comedians who are performing at this years Reykjavik Comic Festival 2014.

News in english 17.10.2014 15:26

Iceland's Anarchist Comedian Mayor Is Moving to Houston

"I think this might be the beginning of a very interesting adventure," says Jon Gnarr.

News in english 12.10.2014 20:27

ISIS uses Icelandic URL - "Something that can't be prevented"

The website for the Islamic terrorist organization ISIS is registered in Iceland. The director of ISNIC, the company that handles all Icelandic website registrations, says that it was only a matter of time until ISIS would get a website with a .is ending.

News in english 11.10.2014 13:55

Billionaire defies ban to dance by life-threatening volcano

Goga Ashkenazi and her friends posing for photos by the eruption on Sunday.

News in english 8.10.2014 15:40

Fisherman finds message in a bottle he wrote 19 years ago

Here we can see the message.

News in english 6.10.2014 15:23

Caught 50 kg cod: "Like winning the lottery"

Eysteinn caught the monstrous cod on Friday.

News in english 6.10.2014 10:18

Ten-man Stjarnan wins the title with a dramatic late goal | Player goes after referee

Goals, red cards, great saves, missed chances, questionable penalty decisions and supporters and players attacking the referees.

News in english 5.10.2014 21:23

New Eurovision tryout rules degrading to women

A new rule that The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV) introduced for the Icelandic Eurovision tryouts states that half the entries for the tryouts must have a woman credited as a songwriter.

News in english 1.10.2014 13:46

Interest rates remain unchanged

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to keep the Bank's interest rates unchanged.

News in english 1.10.2014 09:46

Ashfall may lead to water shortage

Research has been done in recent years on the ice in northwestern Vatnajökull, and the two largest layers measured 1cm thick in a 100km distance from the glacier. Experts claim this is a considerable amount, comparable to the ashlayers that were seen near Kirkjubæjarklaustur in the Grímsvatn eruption in 2011.

News in english 26.9.2014 15:27

Ashfall may lead to water shortage

The Icelandic Association for East-Iceland Authorities concluded their meeting just now about the potential threats of volcanic activity in Vatnajökull.

News in english 26.9.2014 13:18

Iceland releases more sulphur than all of Europe due to eruption

The eruption has, in only the span of 3 weeks, secured its place in the history books for at least two reasons.

News in english 25.9.2014 10:18

Comparable to Vesuvius and St. Helens eruptions

The as-of-yet-unnamed eruption north of the Vatnajökull glacier has reached a higher category on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) and is now considered to be VEI 5.

News in english 24.9.2014 10:30

Video: Scientists move burning lava into a pot

Scientists at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland are still very much at work at the lava field Holuhraun north of Vatnajökull. They have released a video which shows them transferring burning hot lava into a pot and cooling it with water.

News in english 24.9.2014 08:53

Holuhraun eruption about to exceed 1947 eruption

The lavaflow from the caldera is equal to the waterflow of the Þjórsá river.

News in english 23.9.2014 13:13

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 at Bárðarbunga

Seismic activity around Bárðarbunga is unchanged compared to recent days.

News in english 23.9.2014 09:43

Bárðarbunga eruption may reveal plane wreckage

On September 14th 1950 the plane Geysir went on its last voyage.

News in english 22.9.2014 13:46

Large earthquake close to the Bardarbunga caldera

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was detected about 5,5 km northeast of Bardarbunga caldera just before 7 AM this morning.

News in english 19.9.2014 10:19

The new lava would fill all buildings in Iceland and then some

"It's already bigger than the entire Krafla episode,“ says Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland.

News in english 17.9.2014 13:21

Seismic activity still remains high

Twenty-three earthquakes were detected around Bárðarbunga, the eruption site, last night. The biggest one measured 5,0. Seismic activity has decreased from last night, yet still remains high.

News in english 15.9.2014 10:31

Pele´s hair: A fascinating phenomenon created by the volcano

It was noticed blowing all around the fissure, but no one could explain or understand why. It looks like tufts of hair and feels like glass wool.

News in english 10.9.2014 13:45

Seven eruptions in Bárðarbunga area so far

Magma has reached the surface 7 times in the past 3 weeks - which makes 7 eruptions.

News in english 10.9.2014 13:25

Video: Motorists fined 2800 euros when returning rented car used in off-road driving

Vehicle manager Rúnar Ólafsson (right) for 4x4 Iceland Car Rental was not pleased with the damaged incurred by the off-road driving.

News in english 9.9.2014 09:26

Extent of the lava is now approximately 19 square km

The eruptive activity at Holuhraun continues at similar intensity. The eruption sites are the same as before.

News in english 8.9.2014 14:17

15 metre subsidence in the centre of the caldera

Measurements show large changes on the ice-surface. Up to 15 m subsidence has occurred in the centre of the caldera, which corresponds to a volume change of 0.25 km3.

News in english 6.9.2014 14:09

"A feast for photographers"

The Holuhraun eruption has been ongoing for almost a week now, and many photographers dream of taking photos of it, but only media photographers are allowed into the area.

News in english 4.9.2014 13:25

Volcanic activity could go on for years

"There's gonna be activity here for a few years. Not this particular eruption, it'll end and another one will start up elsewhere, and this will clearly erupt in a glacier," said volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson last night.

News in english 4.9.2014 13:19

Magnificent images of the volcanic eruption

Last night lava from the eruption encompassed over nine square kilometers.

News in english 4.9.2014 07:34

The sulphur taste in your mouth will turn into sulphuric acid in your lungs

The Holuhraun eruption is still ongoing, but scientists are setting off to determine if the pressure in the magma chamber has gone down or just moved elsewhere. Right now the primary concern is the presence of gas in the area.

News in english 2.9.2014 16:08