The fight against IUU fishing means monitoring vessels in real time
The issue of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is not a new challenge and overfishing has led to an imminent crisis in fish stocks aro...
Students organise climate change protest at Alþingi
This Friday at midday the national association of students will be holding a strike outside Alþingi to emphasize the issue of climate change to the au...
Scrapie returns to the Northwest
Scrapie, a fatal disease affecting the nervous system of sheep, has been found on the Álftagerður farm near Varmahlíð in Skagafjöður reports the Icela...
Iceland volcano eruption concerns, scientists disagree
Katla volcano has been a point of interest in recent weeks due to the release of a scientific paper revealing how much carbon dioxide is being produce...
Hítardalur Valley landslide: A bird’s eye view
On July 7th in west Iceland, a landslide fell in Hítardalur Valley from Fagraskógarfjall Mountain. The landslide is one of the biggest Iceland has on ...
Glacial outbursts cause significant flooding in South-Iceland
Glacial outbursts in Skaftárjökull glacier have caused the river Skaftá in the south of the country to flood its banks. Travellers are warned to stay ...
IRCA disagree with Norwegian advisors on Þorskafjörður bridge
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration, IRCA, disagree with the Norwegian consultant firm Multiconsult about what way best to shorten the trave...
Tourists Increasingly Negative Towards Tourist Heavy Areas in Iceland
In a report on the tolerance limit of tourists made by Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation, shows that ...