“Best Eruption I’ve Ever Seen” The northern lights appear to rise from the volcano. Photo/Maxmilliganphoto on Instagram “The eruption in Geldingadalir is the best eruption I’ve ever seen,” British photographer Max Milligan tells mbl.is , referring to the eruption by Fagradalsfjall mountain in Southwest Iceland, which began March 19. He came to Iceland to see it and caught a photo of it where the northern lights appear to rise from the volcano. He has already been to the eruption site six times - once by helicopter, five times on foot. On his back, he carries no less than 11 kg (24 lbs) of photographic equipment, and he admits his knees and legs have started complaining.
Carbfix to Build CO2 Storage Facility in Iceland Edda Sif Pind Aradóttir, CEO of Carbfix. Photo/Contributed Vala Hafstað Preparations are underway for the construction of a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage and disposal facility - the first of its kind in the world - in Straumsvík cove, on the Reykjanes peninsula, Southwest Iceland, mbl.is reports. The facility, Coda Terminal, will receive CO2 from Northern Europe by ship. It is expected to create 600 jobs – directly and indirectly. “The CO 2 will be sourced from industrial emitters in Northern Europe and will be injected into the basaltic bedrock where it rapidly turns into stone via the Carbfix technology,” a statement from Carbfix reads. “At full scale, the Coda Terminal will provide an annual storage amounting to three million tonnes of CO
New Law Permits Making Stay at Quarantine Hotel Mandatory Alþingishúsið, the parliamentary building. Morgunblaðið/Ómar Vala Hafstað
Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, approved an amendment to disease prevention laws yesterday morning, granting the minister of health permission to obligate travelers arriving from high-risk COVID-19 areas to stay at a quarantine hotel or in isolation at a quarantine facility when they arrive in Iceland,
Morgunblaðið reports. The amendment was passed with 22 votes against two. Twenty-two MPs abstained and 11 were absent.
The chief epidemiologist may, however, provide exemptions to travelers able to show that their private facilities fulfill all requirements for quarantine. An application for such an exemption must be turned in two days prior to arrival.
Stricter Border Measures Ahead – Restrictions Likely Lifted by July From the press conference. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson Vala Hafstað
Morgunblaðið reports. This was announced at a press conference at Harpa concert hall yesterday.
According to the vaccination schedule, everyone aged 70 and older will be vaccinated for COVID-19 by May 1, everyone aged 60 and older by June 1, and everyone aged 16 and older by July 1.
“The people in this country deserve this, after doing a great job fighting the pandemic,” stated Minister of Justice Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir.
Plans for stricter border measures were announced at the press conference, and Minister of Health Svandís Svavarsdóttir will introduce a bill to that effect in Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament, today.
New 3D Model of Fagradalsfjall Lava Field From the eruption site. mbl.is/Kristinn Magnússon Vala Hafstað
The model was created by the Photogrammetry Department of the Icelandic Institute of Natural History and is based on photos taken from an aircraft Sunday. The photos were processed in Agisoft Metashape.
The project was done in collaboration with the Civil Protection and Emergency Management of Iceland, The National Land Survey of Iceland and the University of Iceland.
See for yourself. You can view the lava from any angle, zoom in and out, and get a grasp of its size and shape. It is quite intriguing.