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...
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...