Icelandic officials declare a state of emergency after a new volcanic eruption cuts off hot water for approximately 20,000 people south of Reykjavík. 2024-02-8
The Sundhnúkur volcanic eruption occurs on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland after weeks of earthquakes prompting the evacuation of 4,000 people. The Icelandic Meteorological Office says that the risk of lava flowing toward the town of Grindavík is high. 2023-12-18
The British supermarket chain Iceland launches an appeal to the EUIPO against the country of Iceland in a 20-year-long legal process over the use and trademark of the name "Iceland". 2022-09-14
Georgia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Chile report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox. 2022-06-17
Iceland will close schools, swimming pools, gyms, and bars at midnight and lower the limit on gatherings from 50 people to 10 people. These measures will be enforced for the next three weeks following an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. 2021-03-24
Iceland will vote for a new Alþingi (parliament) on November 4 after the collapse of the previous government. 2017-09-16
Numerous tremors rock the Katla volcano in Iceland prompting the government to raise the alarm level. 2016-08-30
A missing tourist in Iceland has been searching for herself, involved in her own rescue operation for hours. 2012-08-27
Germany shuts down part of its airspace as volcanic ash from the eruption of Iceland's Grímsvötn reaches northern Europe. 2011-05-25