Layoffs at Sýn as the company warns of weaker results
Sýn has lowered its profit forecast. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Several employees at the telecommunications and media company Sýn were…
A thousand-square-meter geothermal lagoon opened today
There are plenty of benches in the upper section of the lagoon, which is on the left side…
Magma volume now greater than before the last eruption
From the most recent eruption in the Sundhnúkagígar crater row, which ended in early August. mbl.is/Árni Sæberg The…
How many did Axlar-Björn kill?
Here you can see Búðakirkja on the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Axlar-Björn was named after the farm Öxl, where he…
Dozens of microquakes: Countdown to eruption shortens
Looking across the lava field toward Mt Þorbjörn, which rises southeast of Mt Sýlingafell. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Dozens of…
Prepared for the worst, hoping for the best
The volcano Katla lies beneath the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. Its last eruption occurred in 1918. mbl.is/RAX Civil protection response…
The Imagine Peace Tower lit without a ceremony
The light of the Imagine Peace Tower on Viðey Island was illuminated at 8 p.m. yesterday evening, on…
Laxness disappearing from Icelandic schools
The leaves are falling from the trees at Gljúfrasteinn, the former home of Halldór Laxness — just like…
Bankrupt Play to face 2.3 billion ISK fine
The Environment and Energy Agency intends to file a claim against Play’s bankruptcy estate. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson The Environment…
Family of Magga Stína calls for her immediate release
Magga Stína. Photo/Courtesy The family of Margrét Kristín Blöndal, better known as Magga Stína, is urging the Icelandic…
Central Bank keeps interest rates unchanged
Central Bank of Iceland mbl.is/Golli The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to…
Photos: Steam rising from the ground near the Ring Road
From the Hveradalir slope yesterday. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Increased visible steam has been observed along the national highway through…