An earthquake rocks the town of Keflavik
A sharp earthquake of 4.3 magnitude shook the town of Keflavik this morning. The people of the town felt the earth shift sharply but the earthq...
Puffins are arriving in the Westman Islands
The first puffins arrived in the Westman Islands yesterday as far as vigilant birdwatchers can tell. The birds are gathering at their breeding grounds...
Ravens hatching on a the roof of a hardware store on live TV (link)
An unusual opportunity has presented itself to bird lovers in the town of Selfoss south of Reykjavik. namely to observe a raven couple hatching their ...
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake west of Reykjanes peninsula
An earthquake magnitude 4.5 rocked the south west of Iceland this morning at 3.40 am. The origin of the earthquake was 119 kilometres west southwest o...
The plight for a national park in the highland of Iceland goes on (Video)
Nature conservation groups, hiking associations and the Icelandic Travel Industry Association are united around establishing a national park in...
A new cloud on the Horizon – The Asperitas cloud
A new classification of a cloud was introduced on the International Weather Day on 23 Mars according to a RUV report. It is now a fully valid a...
The Golden Plover has arrived, indicating spring in Iceland
Iceland’s harbinger of summer, the golden plover, whose arrival to the country each spring is welcomed as a sure sign of winter’s passing – whatever t...
New challenges for Aquaculture in the North Atlantic
Colder water temperatures suppress the number of salmon lice in aqua farming but with the rising sea temperatures in the North Atlantic, monitoring of...