The eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row, which began on May 29, appears to be over. No activity was visible when the civil defenses flew drones over the crater at noon for observation.
The Committee on the Surveillance of the Police considers that officers at the protest scene at Skuggasund on May 31 were careful at the scene and made sure that protesters would not be harmed, unfairly treated, or harmed beyond what was inevitable in the circumstances.
The mainstream of lava flow from the eruption at Sundhnúkagígar crater row appears to be moving towards the defense wall at Svartsengi, but the previous night it flowed eastwards from the crater.
The civil defense coordination center was activated last night when three lava tongues started moving over the defense wall at a similar location to Tuesday, above Svartsengi. About 35 firefighters were in the area, as well as contractors working on bulldozers. The fire chief in Grindavík says the work is a co-production of work equipment and water.
“It’s like being in a constant emotional roller coaster. Now I’m just unbelievably joyful and grateful. I’d say that the work that has been done here in just five days is outstanding,” said Baldvina Snælaugsdottir, marketing manager of Kringlan, this morning as Kringlan mall was reopened.
Inflation measures at a constant rate in Svartsengi. The lava tongue north of Mt Sýlingarfell, which flows from the volcanic eruption at Mt Sundhnúkur, continues to thicken.
The rescue teams of Landsbjörg and the helicopter team of the Icelandic Coast Guard were called out late last night for a group of tourists who were in trouble and had lost their way up on Svínafellsjökull glacier in southeast Iceland.
Yesterday lava was about to flow over the defense wall close to Svartsengi. It was decided to cool the lava and the Grindavík Fire Department, along with other emergency responders, started for the operation around dinner time yesterday.
The town council of Grindavík has authorized the director of the Department of Planning and Environment to begin preparation work for the demolition of the multi-purpose Sports Hall Hópur in Grindavík.
The US government has defined the Nordic resistance movement, or the neo-Nazi group Norðurvígi or Northern Front, as the movement is known in Iceland, as a terrorist organization.
Two people are still kept asleep in the hospital after the bus accident that happened in Öxnadalur on Friday.
“Lava has been splattering out of the crater all night long, but the edges of the lava field are not moving at all.”
“It took courage and unwavering faith in the prospects of the Icelandic nation to fight for the sovereignty and the establishment of a republic.”
The eruption in Sundhnúkagígar crater row is steady although seismic activity has decreased. Little to no changes have been seen over the last couple of days.
Fire broke out on the roof of Kringlan Mall yesterday just after 4 pm. The source of the fire has not been established, but industrial workers were working on the roof melting roof tar paper.
A Ferris Wheel has been built on the Central Harbor in Reykjavík, as can be seen in the pictures taken last night.
There was a lot of water on the 1st and 2nd floors of Kringlan and a lot of smoke inside the shopping center last night.
A bus rolled over on the road in Öxnadalur last night. The coordination center for civil protection was activated because of the case and traffic across the highway was closed because of the accident.
Former prime minister and presidential candidate Katrín Jakobsdóttir led guests and marchers through Þingvellir last night to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Iceland.
The Icelandic parliament, Althingi, has approved the immigration bill by Minister of Justice Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir.
An unprecedented increase in SO2 has been detected in Edinburgh, Scotland. The volcanic eruption at Sundhnúkagígar crater row is believed to be responsible. BBC reports.
The magma from the eruption at the Sundhnúkagígar crater row differs significantly from its predecessors. It is more similar to the magma from the Geldingadalir eruption during the first days of the eruption in March 2021, going by the first analyses made.
The first hybrid cruiser to sail in the Arctic and the only icebreaker to have been built as a passenger ship is regularly docked at Skarfabakki harbor in Reykjavík.
The American tourist Steve Stark and his family were quite taken back when they drove on a road that had been constructed over the newly flowing lava from the Sundhnúkagígar crater row volcano.
A man was stabbed with a knife in a home in Súðavík late last night and he was taken by air ambulance to a hospital in Reykjavik. A young man, who is suspected of the act, was arrested at the location.
There is still air pollution in the southwest corner of Iceland but it is no longer in the capital area. Now, it is limited to the Reykjanes peninsula, according to Ingibjörg Andrea Bergþórsdóttir, a natural hazard specialist at the Icelandic Met Office.
Measurements indicate that inflation has resumed at Svartsengi, but the eruption at Sund-hnúkagígar crater row has been ongoing for thirteen days.
The filming of the thriller Greenland: Migration began here in Iceland yesterday. The acclaimed actor Gerard Butler plays the leading role and he just arrived in the country. The movie is the sequel to the movie Greenland, which was a hit in 2020.
The volcanic eruption at Sundhnúkagígar crater row is now causing considerable pollution in the capital area and in the west of south Iceland.
According to the Icelandic Met Office’s deformation measurement director, Benedikt Gunnar Ófeigsson, there are signs that inflation has resumed under Svartsengi.
The weather will be the best in South and West Iceland today and tomorrow. Generally, it’s expected to be fine weather in many parts of the country in the coming days, and it will warm considerably this week, leaving the unusual cold front last week.
No decision has been made on whether to build a road over the lava that crossed over Grindavíkurvegur Road on Saturday.
The Blue Lagoon is closed through Tuesday, June 11.
Lava has leaked over the Svartsengi defense walls, where the lava flow from the Sundhnúkagígar crater row eruption reached the same height as the wall. The lava tongue has, however, been slowing down, or even stopped.
The Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter was called out to South Iceland after a car overturned near Kirkjubæjarklaustur around 8 pm yesterday.