Tag: Iceland

Iceland: 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...

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...

Iceland: 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...

Iceland: 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...

Iceland: 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...

Iceland: 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...

Iceland: 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...

Iceland: 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...

Iceland 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...

Iceland´s new coronavirus measures explained in detail

NordenBladet — On Friday the government of Iceland introduced new restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of SARS-CoV-2. The restrictions will come into effect...