UPDATE: Katla is quiet, according to assessments
Katla volcano seems to be going back to sleep under the icecap of Myrdalsjokull according to the civil protection department. The roads neighbouring t...
Katla volcano calm over the weekend – Crisis Coordination Centre to meet again today
Although a few small tremors continued to stir and the roads around the area remain closed, Katla volcano was relatively calm over the weekend.
Yellow alert! Strongest earthquakes around Katla volcano in a series of tremors
The Icelandic Met Office has raised the level of warning from green to yellow because of the recent earthquakes around volcano Katla. Green means that...
The aurora borealis – Northern lights have arrived (Video)
The condition for observing the illusive northern light has been particularly favorable for the last few days and the astronomy website published a vi...
A very determined puffin (Video)
Its no easy task to prepare for your young as this industrious puffin clearly demonstrates in his struggle to line his puffin burrow. He wasn’t about ...
Responsible down use – Eiderdown, mama eider duck has some down to spare.
Winter is approaching once again, and the naked human needs to start thinking about how to stay warm when the cold creeps in. Icelandic farmers have l...
Old giant Katla Volcano might be stirring, indicated by recent tremors
The Icelandic Meteorology Office (IMO) has raised an alarm after one of the islands largest volcano had the biggest tremors surrounding it since 1977 ...
The extinct great auk to return to Atlantic shores
The great auk could be returning to the shores of the Atlantic ocean, after almost 200 years of absence. A band of geneticists have hatched a plan to ...