Iceland Advances Precautionary Measures with Proposed Lava Flow Barriers at Svartsengi
The civil defence authorities of Iceland have devised a proactive plan to protect the Svartsengi area from the danger of advancing lava flow. The Civi...
Volcano discovered in Norwegian arctic waters
A new active volcano has recently been discovered 400 meters below sea level in Norway’s Barents Sea. The volcano has been labelled as the Borealis Mu...
Lava flowing in the centre of Reykjavik, Iceland
The capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, has not experienced lava flows since the Elliðaárdalur lava field was formed some 4800 years ago and is now witness...
4.6M earthquake strikes under glacier in Western Iceland
Just before 10 PM on Friday 24th June, a 4.6 M earthquake hit under the Langjökull glacier in the western highlands of Iceland, which was felt across ...
Fourteen hikers rescued from volcanic glacier in Iceland
As reported by RÚV, fourteen hikers were requested last week while after their GPS equipment broke down while descending the Öræfajökull volcanic glac...
Strongest earthquake of 2022 in Iceland detected
On Wednesday 13th April, the strongest earthquake of 2022 in Iceland was detected at 22:20 in the Reykjanestá area, states RÚV. Nature conservation sp...
One person dead and two injured in Avalanche in North Iceland
An avalanche that occurred on Thursday 7th April in Svarfaðardalur valley, North Iceland, has left one person dead and two others injured. The three p...
Norway, Sweden and Finland to reduce wolf population
Scandinavian countries Norway, Sweden and Finland are joining forces this winter to reduce the population of wolves through culling. In turn, conserva...