Tag Archives: Iceland

Iceland, one of the first countries in the world to abolish all COVID-19 restrictions for vaccinated tourists, may see recently reimposed safety protocols in place for 15 years, according to one of the Nordic country’s chief medical experts. Despite the overwhelming majority of Iceland’s adult population having been vaccinated, chief …

Iceland’s glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometers, or seven percent of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study published on Monday showed. The glaciers, which cover more than 10 percent of the country’s landmass, shrank in 2019 to 10,400 square kilometers, the …

A large earthquake swarm that has so far seen over 4,500 quakes recorded has hit Iceland. The swarm began on 19 June, with thousands of small earthquakes striking near the village of Siglufjördur, in the northeast of the country. Officials at the Iceland Meteorological Office (IMO) said three of the …

Greenland has long been a bargaining chip between the US and Denmark. President Donald Trump made his name in real estate on the world’s glitziest island with the help of tax breaks and loopholes. As President, it seems Trump wants to take his real estate experience to a new level. …

5 questions about Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland, answered. US President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in recent weeks in buying Greenland. That is not a sentence from an Onion article, although you could be forgiven if you made that mistake. This President, the most unorthodox resident of …