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From Iceland - PHOTO GALLERY: Birth And Death Of Meradalir
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From Iceland - Norðanpaunk Strives To Change Festival Scene With Harm Reduction, DIY Culture
Once a year, Iceland’s punk music community gathers in the tiny roadside hamlet of Laugarbakki for Norðanpaunk, a music festival created for lovers of “difficult” music. But there’s nothing difficult about the environment. Whether you come for the music or the do-it-yourself festival culture, you’re sure to be wholeheartedly welcomed with a smile.
From Iceland - Fighting Back With Feminism
Slagtog empowers participants with verbal and physical skills to combat violence As participants leave their first feminist self defense workshop, there is a palpable shift in the room as quiet strangers become empowered individuals, united by their autonomy, knowledge, and strength. This is the mission of Slagtog, a women and queer-led feminist self defense organisation dedicated to combating gender-based violence with tools participants can use in any situation.
From Iceland - Hot Dogs And Hot Chocolate On Esja: Testing Our Patience And Resolve
Across the waters of Faxaflói Bay from Reykjavík resides Esjan—the dark, often cloud-covered mountain considered the quintessential Icelandic hike. Esjan is often visible as we leave Grapevine headquarters, prompting us to say, “We’re going to be on top of that mountain…one day.” Spoken into existence, the intern gang vowed to climb the mountain, and the appointed day could not have been more beautiful—or so we thought.
From Iceland - PHOTO GALLERY: Meradalir Eruption Ever Changing
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From Iceland - PHOTO GALLERY: A New Eruption Begins
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From Iceland - Experts Caution Eruption Visitors To Avoid Toxic Gases
The new eruption site at Meradalir is releasing gases that can irritate skin, lungs, and eyes if people are exposed, experts warn. The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks and more. Join our High Five club to support our volcano coverage and get discounts in our shop! As the lava comes out of the roughly 300-metre long fissure, gases emerge with it.
From Iceland - Lava Flow Rate Halved Since Starting Wednesday
There have been no changes in the lava flow in the eruption at Meradalir since yesterday, reports Vísir. Natural disaster experts at the Icelandic Meteorological Office found lava flow decreased by almost half between Wednesday and Thursday. The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks and more.
From Iceland - Eruption Watch 2022: First Photos From New Volcano
The first visitors have returned from the new eruption site at Meradalir. The fissure opened earlier today [Wednesday 3rd of August], close to the site of last year’s volcano at Geldingadalur, on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwest Iceland. The new eruption is estimated to be around 5 – 10 times more powerful than the previous one. Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief visited the volcano earlier today, and captured the following photos. A full RVK Newscast update will follow later this evening.
From Iceland - Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar Becomes First Upper Secondary School To Implement STEAM Courses
Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar recently received a grant from the Development Fund for Study Materials to offer a special “STEAM” course, making it the first upper secondary school in the country to do so. We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These are all high-quality products made by Icelandic producers we trust.
From Iceland - School Of DIY: Norðanpaunk Is Back
With three days of music from underground Icelandic artists and several favourite foreign bands, Norðanpaunk is the place not only to get your punk on, but to experience Iceland’s “DIY” culture at its finest. Here—at a cosy venue in North Iceland—event organisers, musicians and festival goers unite under the belief that if you want something done right, you should do it yourself.
From Iceland - Whaling Season Begins Today
Ships from Hvalur hf., Iceland’s only fin whaling company, are set to depart from Reykjavík Harbour today, marking the start of their first whaling season in four years. Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2 months of the year here in Iceland. To celebrate, we will offer a 20% discount on all our T-shirts! All shapes and sizes with all kinds of Iceland-themed motifs.
From Iceland - Third Person Diagnosed With Monkeypox Over Weekend
A third person in Iceland was diagnosed with monkeypox on Saturday, reports the Directorate of Health. Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live here? Every year we round up a panel of experts and enthusiasts in every category and make them pick the best of everything. To celebrate, we’re putting a free copy of our Best Of 2022 issue in EVERY box we have for a limited time! The individual is a middle-aged man with a recent history of travel to Europe.
From Iceland - First Monkeypox Cases Diagnosed In Iceland
Two men who recently travelled to Europe are the first people in Iceland to be diagnosed with monkeypox. Neither individual is seriously ill, though they are both contagious and in isolation, reports Vísir. Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live here? Every year we round up a panel of experts and enthusiasts in every category and make them pick the best of everything.
From Iceland - Officials Predict Severe Shortage Of Psychiatrists In Iceland's Future
As a small country, fluctuations in the number of people graduating with psychiatry degrees are expected, but the current shortage is a trend that the chairman of the Icelandic Psychiatric Association calls shameful, reports Fréttablaðið. Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live here? Every year we round up a panel of experts and enthusiasts in every category and make them pick the best of everything.
From Iceland - New Website Shows Accessibility Performance At Secondary Schools
The Union of Icelandic Secondary School Students has launched the Support Bank, which ranks school performance on accessibility and services for those with learning needs, RÚV reports. If you are coming to Iceland check out our goodie bags that you can order direct to your hotel. Also check out our walking tour with Valur and Polly here. More tours on our booking site. The website was developed with input from students with learning needs.
From Iceland - No Earthquakes Over 3.0 Detected Over New Years, Eruption Watch Still In Effect
According to the latest data from the Icelandic Met Office, no earthquakes measuring at a greater magnitude than 3.0 have been detected anywhere in Iceland over the Near Year’s holiday. Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January 9th! Click here. That said, scientists are still monitoring the Fagradalsfjall area closely.
From Iceland - Severe Weather Warning Issued For East Iceland, COVID Testing Cancelled In Region
A severe weather warning is now in effect for the entirety of East Iceland today. Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January 9th! Click here. From mid-morning until about 18:00 this evening, high winds and blowing snow can be expected for the region. Winds will reach anywhere from 18 to 25 metres per second in both the northeast and the southeast, but the central East Fjords will be hit with the worst of it, as winds there are expected to get as high as 20 to 28 metres per second.
From Iceland - Multiple Brush Fires Break Out From New Year's Fireworks, Windmill Destroyed
While the air quality in Reykjavík on New Year’s Eve stayed within healthy limits, due primarily to the strong, steady winds in the area, fireworks elsewhere caused considerable damage. Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January 9th! Click here. South Iceland news service Sunnlenska reports that firefighters were called out some 50 times to put out brush fires resulting from fireworks, the largest one being in Tjarnabyggð, just south of Selfoss.
COVID Roundup: New COVID Death, Schools Worried, Restrictions Not Relaxing Soon
Kjarninn reports that there has been a new death due to complications arising from the coronavirus. The person in question was a woman in her eighties, and passed away on New Year’s Eve. This marks the 38th death to coronavirus in Iceland. Get 15% off Grapevine Christmas products until January 9th! Click here. Tomorrow, winter break ends for most Icelandic schools and after school centres.
Glenn college conference connects people in public sector
Glenn college conference connects people in public sector VIDEO The John Glenn College of Public Affairs hosted their seventh annual leadership conference in the Ohio Union. The conference brought together the college’s alumni, current students and people currently working in the public sector to discuss public policy in areas such as education and criminal justice.
From Iceland - Wikileaks Editor: Democratic Party Needs To 'Come To Terms' With Lessons Of 2016
With the Mueller report now released to US Attorney General William Barr, and what we know of the findings so far showing no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia to influence the outcome of the 2016 US presidential elections, Democrats are now strategising their next steps. Kristinn Hrafnsson, the editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, believes the party would do well to engage in some self-examination, as he told The Grapevine in a feature interview with us.
From Iceland - Whaling Company Loses Money From Whaling
Iceland’s largest whaling company reported profits in the billions – but they didn’t come from whaling, which actually operated at a loss. Viðskiptablaðið reports that Hvalur hf. – Iceland’s largest whaling company – earned 3 billion ISK in the last fiscal year. These figures are up by about half a billion from the year previous. However, a closer look at these figures tells clearer story.
From Iceland - Chief Icelandic Whaler Believes Australia Should Start Whaling, Too
Kristján Loftsson (pictured left), Iceland’s primary whaler, believes Australia should stop opposing whaling and start hunting humpback whales. In an interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Kristján – who is the director of Iceland’s largest whaling company, Hvalur hf. – spoke frankly about his outlook on whaling. Amongst other things, he considers the humpback whale to be a “nuisance” and thinks Aussies should start hunting them.
From Iceland - That Time The United States Was Thinking Of Buying Iceland
“The population of Iceland is about 70,000, but in view of its pasture and arable lands, its valuable mines, its splendid fisheries, and its unsurpassed hydraulic power, it could, when fully developed, sustain a population exceeding 1,000,000. It has been greatly neglected by Denmark. The Icelanders complain of this, and look forward with hope to association with the United States.” So reads “A Report on the Resources of Iceland and Greenland,” addressed to U.S. Secretary of State William H.
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