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...
Iceland’s see largest environmental accident in the country’s history
According to Morgunblaðið, oil leaking from the wreck of British the oil tanker, El Grillo, at the bottom of the fjord in Seyðisfjörður in East Icelan...
Flatey Island sees nature reserve double in size
A document has recently been signed by Iceland’s Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson that ensures the...