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Around 50 earthquakes in the last 24 hours
Seismic activity in the Bárðarbunga system and volcanic activity at the eruption site in Holuhraun is continuing at comparable levels as in recent days.
A star from the Office performing at Reykjavik Comic Festival
Stephen Merchant form the Office is among comedians who are performing at this years Reykjavik Comic Festival 2014.
Iceland's Anarchist Comedian Mayor Is Moving to Houston
"I think this might be the beginning of a very interesting adventure," says Jon Gnarr.
ISIS uses Icelandic URL - "Something that can't be prevented"
The website for the Islamic terrorist organization ISIS is registered in Iceland. The director of ISNIC, the company that handles all Icelandic website registrations, says that it was only a matter of time until ISIS would get a website with a .is ending.
Billionaire defies ban to dance by life-threatening volcano
Goga Ashkenazi and her friends posing for photos by the eruption on Sunday.
Fisherman finds message in a bottle he wrote 19 years ago
Here we can see the message.
Caught 50 kg cod: "Like winning the lottery"
Eysteinn caught the monstrous cod on Friday.
Ten-man Stjarnan wins the title with a dramatic late goal | Player goes after referee
Goals, red cards, great saves, missed chances, questionable penalty decisions and supporters and players attacking the referees.
New Eurovision tryout rules degrading to women
A new rule that The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV) introduced for the Icelandic Eurovision tryouts states that half the entries for the tryouts must have a woman credited as a songwriter.
Interest rates remain unchanged
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Iceland has decided to keep the Bank's interest rates unchanged.
Ashfall may lead to water shortage
Research has been done in recent years on the ice in northwestern Vatnajökull, and the two largest layers measured 1cm thick in a 100km distance from the glacier. Experts claim this is a considerable amount, comparable to the ashlayers that were seen near Kirkjubæjarklaustur in the Grímsvatn eruption in 2011.
Ashfall may lead to water shortage
The Icelandic Association for East-Iceland Authorities concluded their meeting just now about the potential threats of volcanic activity in Vatnajökull.
Iceland releases more sulphur than all of Europe due to eruption
The eruption has, in only the span of 3 weeks, secured its place in the history books for at least two reasons.
Comparable to Vesuvius and St. Helens eruptions
The as-of-yet-unnamed eruption north of the Vatnajökull glacier has reached a higher category on the Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) and is now considered to be VEI 5.
Video: Scientists move burning lava into a pot
Scientists at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Iceland are still very much at work at the lava field Holuhraun north of Vatnajökull. They have released a video which shows them transferring burning hot lava into a pot and cooling it with water.
Holuhraun eruption about to exceed 1947 eruption
The lavaflow from the caldera is equal to the waterflow of the Þjórsá river.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 at Bárðarbunga
Seismic activity around Bárðarbunga is unchanged compared to recent days.
Bárðarbunga eruption may reveal plane wreckage
On September 14th 1950 the plane Geysir went on its last voyage.
Large earthquake close to the Bardarbunga caldera
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 was detected about 5,5 km northeast of Bardarbunga caldera just before 7 AM this morning.
The new lava would fill all buildings in Iceland and then some
"It's already bigger than the entire Krafla episode,“ says Ármann Höskuldsson, volcanologist at the University of Iceland.
Seismic activity still remains high
Twenty-three earthquakes were detected around Bárðarbunga, the eruption site, last night. The biggest one measured 5,0. Seismic activity has decreased from last night, yet still remains high.
Pele´s hair: A fascinating phenomenon created by the volcano
It was noticed blowing all around the fissure, but no one could explain or understand why. It looks like tufts of hair and feels like glass wool.
Seven eruptions in Bárðarbunga area so far
Magma has reached the surface 7 times in the past 3 weeks - which makes 7 eruptions.
Video: Motorists fined 2800 euros when returning rented car used in off-road driving
Vehicle manager Rúnar Ólafsson (right) for 4x4 Iceland Car Rental was not pleased with the damaged incurred by the off-road driving.
Extent of the lava is now approximately 19 square km
The eruptive activity at Holuhraun continues at similar intensity. The eruption sites are the same as before.
15 metre subsidence in the centre of the caldera
Measurements show large changes on the ice-surface. Up to 15 m subsidence has occurred in the centre of the caldera, which corresponds to a volume change of 0.25 km3.
"A feast for photographers"
The Holuhraun eruption has been ongoing for almost a week now, and many photographers dream of taking photos of it, but only media photographers are allowed into the area.
Volcanic activity could go on for years
"There's gonna be activity here for a few years. Not this particular eruption, it'll end and another one will start up elsewhere, and this will clearly erupt in a glacier," said volcanologist Ármann Höskuldsson last night.
Magnificent images of the volcanic eruption
Last night lava from the eruption encompassed over nine square kilometers.
The sulphur taste in your mouth will turn into sulphuric acid in your lungs
The Holuhraun eruption is still ongoing, but scientists are setting off to determine if the pressure in the magma chamber has gone down or just moved elsewhere. Right now the primary concern is the presence of gas in the area.
