The Time Is Now For A Globally Respected US Arctic Policy
It will take slightly more than rejoining the Paris Agreement, but the time is now for a globally respected Arctic Policy, states Dr. Dwayne Ryan Mene...
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JSC Gidrostroy Plant by Skaginn 3X launched by the Russian president
Skaginn 3X, an Icelandic innovator of high-tech processing equipment, just launched a JSC Gidrostroy’s state-of-the-art pelagic processing plant in Ru...
1984, Iceland’s largest hosting provider’s disastrous crash left 10.000 websites down for days
On November 15th, Iceland’s largest hosting provider, a company called 1984, experienced a very serious crash. Although the company has finally manage...
Icelandic car rental pioneers the use of preventative road safety system
Blue Car Rental in Iceland is the first and only company to test and implement new and highly innovative technology from TM Software, an Icelandic tec...
Earthquakes and tremors continue around notorious volcano Katla
The past few days have seen a swarm of tremors around Katla volcano, but yesterday they reached over a 3 in magnitude or up to 3.6. According to repor...
Sweden lists entire country on Airbnb – Freedom to roam act makes it possible
From the southernmost fishing village in Sweden, resting on the Baltic seaside, all up to the wide wilderness and mountain peaks in the north, the who...
Roads made from recycled plastic may be the thing to come in Iceland (VIDEO)
The Icelandic Road and Coastal Administration has funded preliminary research into roads made from recycled plastic waist instead of conventional asph...
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake west of Reykjanes peninsula
An earthquake magnitude 4.5 rocked the south west of Iceland this morning at 3.40 am. The origin of the earthquake was 119 kilometres west southwest o...