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Back to homepageIceland’s see largest environmental accident in the country’s history
NordenBladet — According to Morgunblaðið, oil leaking from the wreck of British the oil tanker, El Grillo, at the bottom of the fjord in Seyðisfjörður in East Iceland has been dubbed as the “largest environmental accident in the history of
Read MoreIceland: Over three thousand Icelandic children declared obese
NordenBladet — According to the latest figures from the Health Care Development Center in Iceland, over three thousand children have been declared obese, nearing 6.5% of Icelandic children. It was noted that roughly ninety children are on a waiting list
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How Iceland Changed the World – Book ‘Full of Farce and Joy’
NordenBladet – A book by journalist and teacher Egill Bjarnason, How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island, has just been published by Penguin Books. It is the untold story of how one tiny island in
Read MoreIceland: Feel like home at plant-based restaurant Mama in Reykjavík
NordenBladet — When travelling and living off snacks from gas stations it is not unusual to start craving for a home-cooked meal in a friendly atmosphere – just like they make at Mama Reykjavík! It’s no coincidence that the plant-based
Read MoreIceland: Cases on the rise as Icelanders start three day weekend
NordenBladet — Iceland continues to see a daily increase in new Covid-19 cases and authorities advise the public to take reasonable precautions now that one of Iceland‘s biggest and busiest holidays is about to start. Dr. Kamilla Sigríður Jósefsdóttir, the
Read MoreIceland: Reykjavik Marathon postponed and Culture Night cancelled
NordenBladet — The pandemic crisis team of the city of Reykjavik decided this morning to cancel all events that were to take place during the annual “Culture Night” festival. This is done in response to the recent jump in Covid-19
Read MoreIceland: North Iceland sees a rise in seal numbers
NordenBladet — According to RÚV, the number of seals residing on the Vatnsnes and Heggstaðanes peninsulas in the North of Iceland has risen since the previous seal count in 2016. A team comprised of volunteers and experts counted up to
Read MoreIceland: Eruption sputters but the show isn’t over yet
NordenBladet — After a brief decrease in activity the eruption at Fagradalsfjall has resumed releasing a stream of lava. Geologists at the University of Iceland have noticed a change in the behaviour of the volcano, with less activity being visible
Read MoreIceland: Visitors seem to have a hard time staying off the lava
NordenBladet — A pair of French tourists were spotted Thursday evening on top of the still-warm lava of the Fagradalsfjall eruption, using the glowing hot rock to toast marshmallows. This is just the latest of many instances where visitors disregard
Read MoreIceland now categorized as RED
NordenBladet — The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published its latest update on the global Covid-19 epidemic and moved Iceland from an “orange” classification to “red”. As Iceland Monitor reported the ECDC placed Iceland in the
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