Unrest in Katla volcano prompts caution – Authorities worry about tourists in the area
The National Commissioner of Police and the District Commissioner of Police in South Iceland are keeping a close watch on the recent seismic unrest in...
German tourist swept out to sea
A wave on Iceland’s south coast seized another life yesterday. Three fatal accidents and many more close calls have happened in the last then years in...
A new earthquake in the volcano Katla. No signs of eruption
An earthquake of 3,5 on the Richter scale shook Katla caldera under the Myrdalsjokull icecap at 07:09 am this morning. The origin of the tremor was to...
Reykjavik feels an earthquake of 3.8 magnitude today
A powerful string of earthquakes shook Reykjavik and the nearby area around noon today. The tremors were centered south of Thingvallavatn lake in Sout...
Iceland saw a snowy Christmas – but a wet storm is coming
There is a storm expected in Iceland, in the south west, temperatures are dropping and wind is picking up, bringing strong gales and rain and subseque...
Your online password´s aren’t safe
In fact your password might very well be available for anyone to retrieve with simple measures. Millions of passwords are accessible online and many o...
New silicon factory in Helguvik spewing smoke over neighboring town
The Environment Agency of Iceland has received numerous points and complaints about both smoke and burning smell from the Silicon metal factory in Hel...
STORM WARNING TODAY
The Icelandic Met Office warns of a storm today with northern winds 15 – 23 m/s (meters per second) on average and gales are expected to be much stron...