The March/April issue of Iceland Review is out, filled with quality material. In it, you’ll find in-depth coverage of news and cultural events.
Category: Arctic Region
Avalanche in Arctic Norway tosses kids around, no injuries
A resident in Arctic Norway says four adults and two children were inside a house when an avalanche hit, knocking the building off its foundations, but all managed to get out safely. Tuesday’s avalanche in Longyearbyen, the main settlement in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, struck near area where two people were killed in a 2015 avalanche.
‘I am Birna’: Iceland mourns murdered woman
Birna Brjnsdttir, the Reykjavik native whose murder has shocked Iceland, should have been safe walking alone after a night out with friends, but she wasn’t. Described as a kind, fun-loving redhead with a great sense of humor, the 20-year-old sales assistant, whose funeral takes place on Friday, was last seen alive early on the morning of January 14. The final trace of her was caught on surveillance video as she stumbled along the city’s main street.