Iceland
Review
Video games
Xbox sequel raises the bar for audio, immersion and mental health in video games
Like a visually stunning eight-hour TV series, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is a 10th century Viking adventure following a warrior who lives with psychosis.
- by Tim Biggs
Latest
See this magnificent place before it’s gone forever
I’ve read a lot about global warming, but seeing it so starkly in action is shocking, and it makes me wonder if I should be here at all.
- by Brian Johnston
Timelapse shows Icelandic volcano erupting amid northern lights
A rare spectacle was documented in the Nordic country, which has experienced a series of volcano eruptions that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.Â
Volcano erupts during the Northern Lights
Stunning timelapse captures a volcano erupting during the Northern Lights display in Iceland.
Fairytales seem real in this supernatural part of Europe
On the edge of West Iceland, the Snaefellsnes Peninsula is often referred to as Iceland in miniature, with many beautiful natural features packed into a small space.
- by Tatyana Leonov
Opinion
Adventure holidays
Is this just a fiery thrill or another disaster waiting to happen?
We take a gamble with volcano tourism. The obvious lava and ash aren’t the only dangers.
- by Brian Johnston
Four eruptions in three months: Iceland volcano’s latest blast is the most powerful yet
After weeks of warnings, lava is spewing into the air in Iceland again as a volcano just south of the nation’s capital erupted for the fourth time since December.
Iceland volcano erupts again as lava fountains disrupt heating and roads
Bright orange molten rock spewed from cracks in the ground in the Reykjanes peninsula and lava crossed a road near the Blue Lagoon.
- by Frank Nieuwenhuis and Stine Jacobsen
Iceland scrambles to shelter town residents made homeless by volcano
Residents of Grindavik are living in hotel rooms, in summer cottages, in temporary rental apartments or are being hosted by family members.
- by Egill Bjarnason and Emma Bubola
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Volcanoes
Icelandic volcano erupts, spewing lava towards fishing town
Before last month’s eruption, the Svartsengi volcanic system north of Grindavik had been dormant for around 780 years.
- by Marco Di Marco
Volcanic eruption larger than expected after weeks of earthquakes
After weeks of anticipation, a volcanic eruption in Iceland’s most populated area sent lava spewing into the night sky and pushed authorities into action.
- by Egill Bjarnason and Cassandra Vinograd