Roads made from recycled plastic may be the thing to come in Iceland (VIDEO)
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration has funded preliminary research into roads made from recycled plastic waist instead of conventional asph...
An avalanche injures a man in Esja, near Reykjavik
A man was seriously injured in a snow avalanche in the Esja mountain yesterday afternoon. The man managed to make his way alone down to a hiking path ...
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...
STORM WARNING – Easter storm in Iceland
A storm is expected in the south tomorrow, 17 April, from Vik in the south to Snaefellsnes peninsula in the West, including Reykjanes and Snaefellsnes...
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 ...
Still winter in Iceland – Possible northern lights on Good Friday (Video)
The winter doesn’t seem to want to let go of Iceland just yet. The Easter week will have snow, there will be northerly wind, 5-8 meters and temteratur...
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...