"Iceland" Blogs & Blog Posts

Iceland has topped the WEF's gender gap index 14 years in a row. But women living there say the rankings don't reflect everyday life.

Grindavík has been evacuated twice in the last month amid increased volcanic activity.

Iceland's population is about 1% the size of California's, and few towns have more than 10,000 residents.

Iceland has topped the WEF's gender gap index 14 years in a row. But women living there say it's not the gender equality paradise you might think.

A volcano erupted in Iceland's most densely populated area on December 18. It is the largest eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula since 2021.

In the footage, fountains of lava can be seen erupting from the fissure, lighting up the sky, and spreading into the surrounding terrain.

Grindavik was evacuated on Saturday after magma shifting under the Earth's crust caused by 2,000 earthquakes. Large cracks appeared in the ground.