Reykjavík used 2,400 litres of hot water per second
Reykjavík Energy provided 74.7 million tonnes of hot water to its customers in the Icelandic capital and neighbouring towns last year; which is equiva...
Icelandic government to replace all island windows free of charge
It has been decided that nearly all the glass in house windows on Grímsey island will be replaced at the cost of the Icelandic state. Furthermore it i...
Greenland rising as ice melts
Greenland’s bedrock rose significantly last year due to the loss of 100 billion tonnes of ice during the particularly warm summer.
More geothermal energy from Iceland quakes
Geomorphologists believe the current spate of small earthquakes shaking southwest Iceland have enlarged the Reykjanes geothermal heat area, as more wa...
Iceland’s Indian summer continues
The weather has been playing ball so far this month in Iceland and the forecasters say the calm, warm weather will continue. Meteorologist Haraldur Ei...
Iceland experiencing September heat wave
Temperature records continue to be broken in Iceland in the current heat wave. Saturday was the warmest day of the whole year so far – which is ...
Iceland volcano has cooled enough for snow to settle
The summit of South Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier is now covered in snow again following the recent volcanic eruption. The mountain has bee...
Russian dies in Finland after sauna competition
One man has died and another was hospitalised after just six minutes enduring temperatures of 110°C in the finals of the World Sauna Championships in ...