Netflix series Lost in Space has received the green light from the Environment Agency of Iceland to film at Skógafoss and Dyrhólaey in South Iceland, RÚV reports. Around 100 people will be involved in the filming, which is to take place over several days at...
Das Polarlicht ist eine faszinierende aber auch geheimnisvolle Naturerscheinung. Einzigartig sind diese Luftküsse, die die Sonne in Form von bunten Lichtern am Himmel an die Erde sendet. So könnten die Nordlichter doch auch beschrieben werden. Physikalisch...
Der isländische Wettterdienst hat für das zentrale Hochland eine Warnmeldung herausgegeben, berichtet RÚV. Von heute Mittag an bis etwa 3 Uhr kommende Nacht gilt die gelbe Warnstufe, gerechnet werden muss mit Windgeschwindigkeiten von 15 bis 20 m/s im südlichen...
It is expected that the toll collection in the Hvalfjörður tunnel will cease by the end of September, Skessuhorn reports. The tunnel, which opened on the 11th of July, 1998 at a cost of 70 million $, has greatly shortened distances for drivers since opening. The...
Route 1, the Ring Road, remains closed at Kirkjubæjarklaustur due to a glacial outburst flood in Skaftá river, RÚV reports. Authorities are now evaluating whether to breach the road and build a channel to drain the area. Though the road is closed to smaller...
Route 1, west of Kirkjubæjarklaustur, has been closed due to flooding from the glacial outburst flood in Skaftá river, Vísir reports. The police in South Iceland have reported this, and the Icelandic Met Office issued a general travel advisory on June 3rd. Ágúst...
A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Iceland on August 11. A partial solar eclipse will be visible from Iceland this Saturday, August 11, RÚV reports. The eclipse should be visible from all parts on the country if weather allows. Astronomy...
A glacial outburst flood is very likely to occur in Skaftá river, Southeast Iceland, in the next three days, Fréttablaðið reports. The Icelandic Met Office will hold a meeting later today to assess the situation. A glacial outburst flood, also known as a...
Icelanders Stock Up on Alcohol for Merchants’ Weekend Icelandic liquor stores sold 767,000 litres of alcohol last year in the week leading up to Verslunarmannahelgi (Merchants’ Weekend), a long weekend celebrated in early August in Iceland. Around 137,000...
Road 36 through Þingvellir National Park will be closed from tomorrow, July 31, until October. The two-month closure is due to repairs and will apply to the section of the road which passes through the park. RÚV reported first. Þingvellir National...
A new 150-room Courtyard by Mariott hotel will open next year at Keflavík International Airport, RÚV reports. Developers begin breaking ground today for the building. The hotel is expected to open in the fall of 2019. Spokesmen for the project have stated...
An enormous landslide on Fagraskógarfjall mountain in Hítardalur in West Iceland took place early on Saturday morning, flooding a well-known salmon fishing river with mud and rock and almost completely changing the face of the landscape RÚV reports. The...
A polar bear has been spotted on the remote plain of Melrakkaslétta in Northeast Iceland, RUV reports. Police in the region issued a statement about the sighting on their Facebook page on Monday night. At the time of writing, this sighting had not yet been...
Weather: Strong winds expected tomorrow Thursday on northern Snæfellsnes peninsula and the area around Ísafjörður in the Westfjords. Strong wind gusts can be expected which could become hazardous for people driving wind sensitive vehicles such as camper vans....
Weather: Strong winds expected tomorrow Thursday on northern Snæfellsnes peninsula and the area around Ísafjörður in the Westfjords. Strong wind gusts can be expected which could become hazardous for people driving wind sensitive vehicles such as camper vans....
The screening areas are a collaborative project between the City of Reykjavík and the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ). In 2016, an outdoor screening area was set up at Arnarhóll for Iceland’s games in the UEFA Championships. The city decided to move the...
Weather: Strong wind with rain forecasted in North and East Iceland tomorrow, Thursday. Cold winds from the north blowing in all Iceland so strong wind gusts may be expected by mountains is all regions. Vehicles that take on a lot of wind, such as camper vans or...
