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 ...
Polar bear search discontinued
The search for the polar bear, which was reportedly spotted Monday, has been officially discontinued. No polar bear was found. Police were notified of...
Polar bear spotted in Northeast Iceland
Police were notified about seven o’clock tonight of a polar bear spotted in Melrakkaslétta in the northeast of the country earlier today. The pe...
Travellers Asked to Stay Away from Outburst Flood
Water has overfilled the caldera of volcano Grímsvötn in Vatnajökull glacier. A bigger outburst flood than the last few years is not expected at this ...
A Dog Found a Racoon in a Hole Near Hafnir
A racoon was found in a hole in the ground near Hafnir in Reykjanes Peninsula yesterday. This is reported by ruv.is Birgir Hauksson and his dog were o...
80 Sheep Collected in East Fjords After Having Stuck There All Winter
Farmers from Seyðisfjörður and Egilsstaðir in East Iceland went to Loðmundarfjörður to collect 80 sheep. It was somewhat difficult to get them down fr...
Large Earthquakes in Bárðarbunga Volcano Detected This Morning
Bárðarbunga volcano hasn’t quite settled after the Holuhraun eruption in 2014 and according to scientists, geothermal activity in the volcano ha...
Reindeer on the road in East Iceland – warning issued
It seems that the reindeers in East Iceland sense that the holidays are coming and want in on the action. They’ve frequently been spotted on the...