Arctic Region News Archives

Only four days to go! So in the midst of all my frantic packing I've decided to take a break and talk about some more specifics for the cruise. via The Ellsworth American

ThA3rhallsson was found guilty of having abused the girls, who were born in 1984, 1987 and 1992, between 1988 and 2005. via Iceland Review

“We have a really small country here, and a population of only 300,000 people, so if you're doing independent music you definitely have to expand your horizon a bit”

Artist: Ben, Petur Whether you're hitting rock bottom or in need of a faith lift, Petur Ben prescribes a swig of the red stuff. via Slam Sports

Visitors to the Iceland Express website have always been able to book cheap flights to Reykjavik, but recent developments mean they can now also create their own movies to send to friends -- provided they don't ... via Market Wire

Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic pancakes are made. via Iceland Review

“The right combination of confidence, conviction and realism yields the best results.”

It is hard to imagine nations less like one another than the islands of the Caribbean and Iceland. via Stabroek News

Reykjavik Conference 2008 - "Living Independently With Multiple Sclerosis" - Topic Of Next EMSP Conference Planned In Reykjavik, 22- 25 May, 2008 Main Category: Multiple Sclerosis Also Included In: Conferences ... via Medical News Today

Reykjavik Energy Invest , the business development and investment arm of Reykjavik Energy, has committed to offer up to 10 scholarships for the REYST M.Sc. program in the sustainable use of energy resources for ... via Market Wire

“If the ice sheet is frozen to the bedrock or has very little water available, then it will flow much more slowly than if it has a lubricating and pressurized layer of water underneath to reduce friction.”

Melt streams on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Melt streams on the surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet. via Fox News

Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of a Lutheran confirmation, a longstanding tradition in Iceland. via Iceland Review

Egill Johannsson sits in his Reykjavik office, glances at the snow-capped Esja Mountain across the bay and checks the value of the Icelandic krona every 15 minutes. via The Age

“The only option was here on Svalbard, which was the only place where you didn't need some kind of permission to live.”

When Kazem Ariaiwand fled Iran to seek asylum in the West he never imagined he would end up here, at the frozen edge of civilization, hawking kebabs in a place where polar bears outnumber people. via Slam Sports

Village Profile: Akureyri - Bustling with Life 04/09/2008 14:00 Tapping into Iceland's Inner Performer Reykjavik's normally cozy Q Bar in Ingolfsstraeti was SRO last night. via Iceland Review

“He's gone but he's not forgotten. Christopher left a legacy and a big hole. He did have a good life, a full life and a happy life. That's all a parent can ask for. I know that he's at peace and with Jesus.”

Christopher Polden, who died in a devastating rock fall in Greenland. A former Porthleven and Helston schoolboy was killed in a freak rock fall despite the heroic efforts of his fellow climber, an inquest heard ... via This is The West Country

“It cannot be denied that the attacks that have been made on Iceland's bank and central government ... give off an unpleasant odor of unscrupulous dealers who have decided to make a last stab at breaking down the Icelandic financial system”

REYKJAVIK, Iceland : Tiny Iceland is feeling the pain from global economic turmoil, seeing its currency plunge a startling 22 percent against the euro this year as investor appetite has waned after several boom ... via International Herald Tribune

“I don't think it's even a question”

Warmer weather has been a boon to Iceland's hydro-electric industry If any country can claim to be pitched on the global warming front line, it may be the North Atlantic island nation of Iceland. via Australian Broadcasting Corporation

“This one is really skinny so it has not been especially successful.”

Police officers came to the bird's rescue. "It is a young bird, probably between one and three years old and it hasn't reached puberty yet," ornithologist Erpur Snaer Hansen at the South Iceland Natural History ... via Iceland Review

“I came here without knowing anyone. I had nothing. I came on a plane with my backpack. Now I have many friends, almost the whole town”

London, Apr 3: When Kazem Ariaiwand left Iran to seek asylum in the West, he would have never thought of ending at the frozen edge of civilization. via Daily India

Worries that a major Icelandic bank may default - and send losses rippling into European economies - became more acute today as the country's main banks were put on 'Negative Watch' by a global ratings agency. via Business World

Two Czech pilots flew a legendary historical Czechoslovak-made plane L-200 Morava to the North Pole, the expedition's spokesman Jiri Machovec said after the plane took off from the Aero Vodochody aircraft ... via People's Daily Online

“We are pleased to honor A'li because he was our friend and had no enemies and did everything he could for everyone”

Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow of a Lutheran confirmation, a longstanding tradition in Iceland. via Iceland Review