Volcanic Eyjafjallajokull, in Southern Iceland, is reported to be erupting. According to the police in Selfoss, evacuation from adjacent farms has commenced. The Icelandic Meteorological Office has received reports of volcanic blaze in the glacier but no major earthquake activities Read the full story

Iceland’s famous Hekla volcano could erupt soon with very little warning. Read the full story

Icelandair awarded its 2007 Innovation Award to the “Pompeii of the North” project. The project involves digging up houses and other items buried under volcanic ash and lava during the 1973 Westman Islands volcanic eruption. The Westman Island Pompeii diggings will be open for the public this year and will show how life was before the fateful day in 1973.

The Westman Islands are also known for being Keiko the whale’s last official home, and for the largest puffin colony in the world which has around 10 million of them.