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Video: Put himself in great danger at the eruption
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The French photographer and guide Kevin Pages, who lives in Iceland, captured a video today of a tourist who had stopped at the eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula.
on Sep 5
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Entire Blue Lagoon car park now covered in lava
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The entire parking lot of the Blue Lagoon is now under lava, except for a few street lamps that stand at the end of what used to be a parking lot. Then the lava seems to have spread a little and, among other things, just now passed over a sign directing visitors to the car park.
22h ago
From mbl.is
Eggert Jóhannesson - Myndasafn mbl.is
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Innlendar og erlendar fréttir, viðskiptafréttir, íþróttafréttir og fréttir af frægu fólki. -- Icelandic news and more
on Thu, 3PM
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Allt bílaplanið komið undir hraun
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Allt bílaplan Bláa lónsins er nú komið undir hraun, utan nokkurra ljósastaura sem standa við enda þess sem áður var bílaplan. Þá virðist hraunið örlítið hafa dreift úr sér, en það heldur áfram að renna meðfram varnargarðinum vestan við Bláa lónið.
on Thu, 3PM
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Myndir: Hraunið komið inn á bílaplan Bláa lónsins
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Hraun rennur nú alveg rétt við bílaplan Bláa lónsins og mun líklega fara yfir planið eftir skamma stund. Ekki er þó talið að hraunið muni fara inn fyrir varnargarð og að lóninu sjálfu eða orkuverinu í Svartsengi.
on Thu, 2PM
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Hraunið við bílastæði Bláa lónsins: Ekki áður runnið svo langt
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Hraunið sem nú rennur meðfram varnargarðinum norðan við Bláa lónið hefur í fyrri gosum á þessu ári ekki runnið jafn langt til vesturs. Er það nú svo gott sem komið að bílastæðum við Bláa lónið.
on Thu, 1PM
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Myndskeið: Sjáðu eldgosið hefjast
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Eldgosið við Sundhnúkagíga hófst laust eftir klukkan ellefu í kvöld.
on Thu, 10AM
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Volcanic eruption at Mt Stóra-Skógfell
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A volcanic eruption has begun on the Reykjanes Peninsula after increased seismic activity was detected near the Sundhnúkagígar crater row.
on Thu, 9AM
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Bein útsending frá gosstöðvunum
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Eldgos er hafið við Stóra-Skógfell á Reykjanesskaga.
on Thu, 7AM
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Fékk símtal sautján mínútum fyrir gos
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Rýming í Grindavíkurbæ og í Bláa lóninu er enn í fullum gangi.
on Thu, 1AM
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Verið er að undirbúa rýmingu í Grindavíkurbæ vegna eldgossins sem hófst nú fyrir skemmstu. Gist var í um 50 húsum síðustu nótt.
on Thu, 1AM
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55% of the population reads 30 minutes a day
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The nation reads or listens to an average of 2.6 books per month, compared to 2.4 books last year. 55% of the population spends 30 minutes or more reading daily, while 15% do not read or listen to books. Novels are the most popular reading material and 60% of the population gave a book as a...
on Sat, 5PM
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Klæðning hefur fokið af veginum í Víðidal í Þistilfirði á um 50 metra löngum kafla að því er fram kemur á vef Vegagerðarinnar, umferdin.is.
on Nov 8
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Icelanders could be a part of a Nordic army
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The session of the Nordic Council will be held in Reykjavík from October 27 to 31. Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, president of the Nordic Council, says she does not believe that the upcoming parliamentary elections in this country and the election campaign related to them will affect the work of the parliament.
on Oct 24
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The phone ban has had a big impact on school work
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A phone ban has been in place at Öldutún School since the beginning of 2019, and according to the principal, it has worked well. The school's atmosphere and culture have changed for the better, and there is more peace in the classroom.
on Oct 18
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Series of earthquakes on the Reykjanes Ridge last night
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There was considerable seismic activity on the Reykjanes ridge last night, but a dozen earthquakes were measured near Eldey Island.
on Oct 17
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Police: The protest went too far
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Kristján Helgi Þráinsson, deputy director of the Reykjavík Metropolitan Police, says the police do what they need to do to solve problems that can arise during protests. He says the protests went too far and that one police officer had to go to the emergency room.
on Oct 7
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Streymi: Útför Bryndísar Klöru
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Útför Bryndísar Klöru Birgisdóttur, sem lést af sárum sínum eftir stunguárás í Reykjavík á Menningarnótt, fer fram frá Hallgrímskirkju klukkan 15:00 í dag.
on Sep 14
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Hin skoska Eilidh Sutherland O'Brien fékk áhuga á hvölum tveggja ára gömul. Sá áhugi dvínaði aldrei og hyggst nú Eilidh fara í doktorsnám þar sem hún vill rannsaka háhyrninga ofan í kjölinn.
on Sep 11
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Crater rims growing – Land deformation continues
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Considerable magma activity remains in two craters north of the fissure in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row. The craters are very close to each other and the rims are gradually growing.
on Aug 29
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Biggest landowner in Iceland a British billionaire
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Jim Ratcliff has over the last year bought a lot of land in Iceland and is now one of the biggest single landowners in the country. And it’s all for the sake of the salmon, which he means to help preserve.
on Aug 29
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Pictures: The eruption seen from above
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An amazing spectacle unfolded when the Coast Guard's helicopter flew over the volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula not long ago.
on Aug 23
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Bein útsending: Eldgos á Reykjanesskaga
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Allar vefmyndavélar mbl.is á einum stað.
on Aug 23
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Konan hugsi um börnin og karlinn um peningana
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Tónlistarmaðurinn Patrik Atlason vill að konan hans þurfi einungis að hugsa um börnin, heimilið og sjálfa sig, hann geti verið með peningaáhyggjur.
on Aug 15
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Sunshine in July is 62 hours below average
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The sun has shone for 104.5 hours in the capital area so far in the month of July. It is 62 hours of sunshine below average, or a full week of sunshine below average. This is the seventh wettest month of July in the capital area since the beginning of measurements.
on Jul 31
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Jökulhlaup í Skálm: Þetta er það sem við vitum
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Stærðargráða jökulhlaupsins er talin hafa verið um 1.000 rúmmetrar á sekúndu við þjóðveginn.
on Jul 28
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„Hótelið alveg fullbókað fyrir sólmyrkvann 2026“
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Hótelrekandi á Patreksfirði, segir hótelið fullbókað í ágúst 2026, en þá mun sólmyrkvi vera sýnilegur frá svæðinu.
on Jul 28
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Glacial runoff has started: Water flowing over the highway
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A glacial runoff has started in Skálm east of Mýrdalsjökull. Glacial water floods the highway in the area.
on Jul 28
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Óvissustigi lýst yfir: Toppnum ekki náð
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„Feiknastórt“ jökulhlaup er hafið í Skálm austan Mýrdalsjökuls. Jökulvatn flæðir yfir þjóðveginn á svæðinu. Sérfræðingar búast við stærri atburðum seinna í dag. Almannavarnir hafa lýst yfir óvissustigi.
on Jul 28
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Extreme rainfall and a heat wave in the cards
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A wave of warm air is entering Iceland from the southwest on Thursday, coming from North America, as meteorologist Einar Sveinbjörnsson reports on Blika.is, citing a map from the Icelandic Met Office.
on Jul 9
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A cyclist dressed in all black is escorted through the tunnel by the police
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Just now, the road agency IRCA received a report about a cyclist in the Hvalfjörður tunnel. The police went to meet him in the tunnel followed him out. The tunnel has not been closed and will likely not be.
on Jul 3
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The Icelandic Police: Icelanders attacked on Facebook
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The Icelandic police say that a “big attack” on Icelanders is currently taking place on Facebook.
on Jul 3
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"I feel like people voted with their hearts"
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“I haven’t slept much, but I feel incredibly good. My heart is full of gratitude and also a lot of humility towards the trust the people are showing me and maybe the fact that there was a record-breaking turnout and I feel like the people voted with their hearts,” Halla Tómasdóttir, Iceland’s...
on Jun 2
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Voting for the seventh president of Iceland
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The election for the seventh president of the Republic is today. There are 13 candidates running for office. The one who wins the most votes in the election will take over the president's office on 1 August.
on Jun 1
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Mynd sýnir hvernig garðarnir björguðu Grindavík
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Loftmynd sem Otti Rafn Sigmarsson, björgunarsveitarmaður úr björgunarsveitinni Þorbirni í Grindavík, tók í gær sýnir glöggt hversu varnargarðarnir við Grindavík komu að góðum notum og forðuðu bænum frá gríðarlegu miklu tjóni.
on May 30
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Video: The moment the eruption started
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The eruption in Sundhnúkagígar crater row started with a bang at 12:46 pm today, May 29, 2024.
on May 29
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The eruption has no impact on air traffic
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This latest eruption, and the 8th that has occurred on the Reykjanes peninsula, does not affect air traffic, even though the international airport is relatively close by.
on May 29
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Live footage from the eruption
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An eruption just started in Sundhnúkagígar crater row as was first reported by mbl.is.
on May 29
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Bein útsending frá Sundhnúkagígum
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Eldgos er hafið við Sundhnúkagígaröðina, eins og fyrst var greint frá hér á mbl.is.
on May 29
From mbl.is
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The eruption in Sundhnúkagígar crater row has ended. However, magma collection continues under the Svartsengi. This is stated in an announcement from the Icelandic Met Office.
on May 9
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“I’m a Grindvík resident and a refugee from Grindavík and I’d already confirmed my purchase of a house in Sandgerði,” a home-owner from Grindavík tells us. “I’m not satisfied with the real estate transactions in Sandgerði,” he says, “but the seller of the real estate has increased the sale price...
on Apr 20
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A month since the eruption began
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Today, one month has passed since the eruption that is currently taking place at Sundhnúkagígar crater row. The eruption, which began on the evening of March 16, is the fourth since magma accumulation began under Svartsengi at the end of October 2023.
on Apr 16
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Blue Lagoon closed yesterday until 2 today
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Unhealthy air quality was measured at the Blue Lagoon yesterday, which is closed as a result and does not reopen until 14 today. The pollution comes from the eruption in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row.
on Apr 16
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Katrínu falið að sitja áfram – lausnarbeiðnin samþykkt
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Katrínu Jakobsdóttur forsætisráðherra hefur verið falið að sitja áfram sem forsætisráðherra. Lausnarbeiðni hennar hefur þó verið samþykkt af Guðna Th. Jóhannessyni, forseta Íslands.
on Apr 7
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Lénið jongnarr.is var uppfært í gær og blasir nú við snið að framboðssíðu er farið er inn á vefsíðuna. Í lýsingu síðunnar segir „Kjósum Jón - Jón Gnarr 2024“.
on Apr 1
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Bílastæðin uppbókuð yfir páskana
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Langtímabílastæðin við Keflavíkurflugvöll eru uppbókuð fram yfir páska. Því er ekki hægt að fá bílastæði við flugvöllinn nema það hafi verið bókað fyrir fram.
on Mar 23
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“There’s quite a bit of life in this”
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The force of the eruption at Sundhnúkagígar crater row is similar to what it has been. The two lava tongues have not moved at all overnight, according to a natural hazard expert.
on Mar 22
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Lava is flowing into Melhólsnáma
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Glowing lava is beginning to flow into Melhólsnáma, which lies at Hagafell, north of Grindavík.
on Mar 22
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360 gráða yfirlitsmyndir sýna nálægðina við innviði
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Nú er hægt að virða fyrir sér nýja landslagið við Sundhnúkagígaröðina, Svartsengi og Grindavík í 360 gráða yfirlitsmyndum sem Hörður Kristleifsson ljósmyndari hefur sett saman.
on Mar 21