Hundreds Of Sheep Rescued From A Snowstorm In Hæli
Hundreds of sheep in the fields in the town of Hæli were rescued in the midst of a snowstorm which swept across the northern part of Iceland a few days […]
Grapevine’s 10th ‘Ask Me Anything’ Is Here!
Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and news editor Andie Sophia Fontaine, answer questions from High Five Club members, and questions submitted by readers l
Best Of Reykjavík Drinking 2021: Best Place To Start The Night
The pandemic restrictions certainly shook up the Reykjavík bar scene in 2020, but that doesn’t mean that our favourite drinking institutions didn’t do everything they could to
COVID Roundup: 16 Domestic Cases, 9 Outside Quarantine
There were 16 recorded domestic cases of the coronavirus in Iceland yesterday. Of those, nine were outside quarantine at diagnosis. 488 are in border screening quarantine, with 807
Seismic Activity Increasing In Reykjanes Peninsula
Tremors from a magnitude 3.7 earthquake were felt in the capital area and through Borgarnes at 1:52 last night, RÚV reports. This follows a 3.5 magnitude earthquake that was also
A Whale Carcass Has Run Aground In Álftanes
A dead whale has run aground in Álftanes this morning, reports Vísir. The police, Marine Reasearch Institute and Environment Agency have all been notified of the incident, and th
RVK Futurecast #9: Ari Jónsson – NASA, AWAREGO and Reykjavik University
Today on FutureCast we are chatting with Ari Jónsson. Ari is a NASA Ames Center Research Scientist and Stanford Alumni. He is currently the CEO of AWAREGO and Rector of […]
Best Of Reykjavík 2021: Out Of Town Honourable Mentions
While the pandemic shows no sign of abating, Iceland’s food and beverage industry seems to be surging ahead on a combination of hope, optimism and high spirits despite the many [
PLAY Airline Announces 150 Job Openings
Newcomer low-cost airline, PLAY, has announced 150 new job openings for the spring and summer next year, MBL reports. Of the newly listed positions, the airline is seeking to recru
CRI Made A Deal With Chinese Company To Help Reduce CO2 Emissions
According to Vísir, Chinese chemical manufacturer Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemicals (JSP) has signed a contract with Icelandic technology company Carbon Recycling International (CRI
National Election Board: Northwest District Could Not Prove Ballot Count Met Standards
Kristín Edwald, the chair of Iceland’s national election board, told reporters that the board did not receive confirmation from the Northwest District that their ballot coun
RVK Newscast #134: Election Mess & Not A UFO
It has been a weird week so far in Iceland. Our election system is up in the air after a mess with the vote count in the northwest of the […]
Very Identified Flying Object Seen From Iceland
Icelanders were shocked and amazed to see the skies above them light up last night, not with the usual aurora borealis, but instead with a strange moving object that cruised [&hell
New Developments In Recount Case: Open Ballots Left Unsupervised For Unknown Time
The daughter-in-law of the hotel manager of Hótel Borgarnes, where ballots for the Northwest District were counted over the weekend, posted—and later deleted—two photos to her
Avalanche Risk Very Unusual For September
All major mountain roads in the Westfjords are closed today due to impassability and risk of avalanche during the storm, RÚV reports. Geir Sigurðsson of Vegagerðin in the Westfj
Earthquakes Detected A Kilometer South Of Keilir
About a hundred small earthquakes have been detected approximately one kilometer south of Keilir in the last 24 hours, reports RÚV. The two largest earthquakes were measured with
Naming Icelandic Cattle, From Katla to Kartöfluupptökuvél
Guðmundur Jóhannesson, a consultant in cattle breeding for the Icelandic Agricultural Center (Ráðgjafarmiðstöð landbúnaðarins), recently penned an article for Bændablaði
The Longest Eruption Of The Century Is Still Ongoing
The longest eruption of the century at Geldingadalir is still ongoing, even though lava hasn’t surfaced from the crater these past days, reports Vísir. According to a nature con
Google Thought Icelandic Photo App Was A Cyber-Attack
According to Vísir, the popularity of a new Icelandic photo app, Lightsnap, caused Google to shut down new registrations with the app in Sweden, where the app was launched mid-Sep
Epidemiologist Concerned About Spike After Weekend Activities
Chief epidemiologist Þórólfur Guðnason is concerned there will be a spike in Covid-19 infections after the weekend due to a lackadaisical attitude regarding disease control mea