bits and pieces from the northern island.
Harry For those who are habitual film festivals goers, it must have been a nice and different experience to attend the festival’s opening ceremony – and so it was for us at Iceland Chronicles. Differently from ceremonies at other international films festivals, where often appearances are taken too much into account to the detriment of substance, … Read the full article →
So, the ash cloud is back. Sorry for the lack of updates in the past days, but paying job and house hunting took most of our time. Anyhow, during the end of the week, the ash cloud caused once again big problems to air traffic in Europe. First, it affected transatlantic flights, forcing airlines to … Read the full article →
Well, it seems that the renewed ash cloud that started to emerge from the eruption site’s a couple of days ago is once again giving troubles to European air traffic. Ireland first, and then Scotland, had to close their air space, grounding all flights. The good news is that skies should clear again over these … Read the full article →
I just realized, writing today’s update on the eruption, that we do not have a post dedicated to all the webcams pointing to the eruption. We have the links scattered here and there across our posts, so here you go. Vodafone.is: camera in Þórólfsfell, looking over the river Markarfljót and the glacier Eyjafjallajökull Mila.is: camera … Read the full article →
The eruption, which according to our search stats and the trends on Google has already faded away from most people’s minds, is still going in Iceland. In fact, today it has been reported by the Icelandic Met Office that the explosive activity in the volcano has been increasing steadily over the past 2-3 days. The … Read the full article →
While small, Reykjavík is a multi-faceted city, always changing and always surprising. Each street feels as a small world, especially in the old West area of the city, and in the streets of the city center. Light and shadow can change a colorful building into an ominous Gothic mansion in a few seconds; a small … Read the full article →
Today, the Keflavík airport reopened, mostly thanks to the fact the ash emission from Eyjafjallajökull has decreased considerably in the last days. Most international and domestic flights have thus been resumed. Anyhow, less ash does not mean that the eruption is ending. After the eruption switched to a different phase, ash emission diminished and lava … Read the full article →
For the first time since the beginning of the eruption, the main airport in Iceland, Keflavík International Airport, has been closed due to the ash coming from Eyjafjallajökull. Winds changed direction during the night, bringing ashes to the southwestern area of the country. The airport website shows that all flights have been cancelled. The other … Read the full article →