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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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After record temperatures in Iceland in January and February, March is off to a chilly start. Reykjavík was covered in a dusting of snow this morning and temperatures averaging around -4ºC (24.8 ºF).
Archive photo: Páll Stefánsson/Iceland Review.
Similar weather conditions exist in other parts of the country, with the coldest temperatures in the West Fjords and Akureyri, North Iceland, with temperatures dropping to -12ºC (10.4ºF) and -9ºC (15.8ºF), respectively. The forecast is for continued snowfall in all parts of the country throughout the week.
People are advised against traveling in North and West Iceland with icy conditions and snowdrifts present in parts of West Iceland and a travel warning also being issued for the West Fjords. A strong wind warning has been issued for most parts of the country.
Search and rescue teams have been called out in recent days to assist travelers stranded in the bad weather. “This is just your usual nasty Icelandic weather conditions,” Einar Þór Strand, chairman of the Stykkishólmur rescue team, told visir.is.
As reported last week, the first two months of 2013 were the warmest period since weather observations began in Reykjavík close to 200 years ago. The temperature reached 10.2ºC (50.4°F) in Reykjavík and 15.3°C (59.5°F) in Seyðisfjörður.
Click here and here to read about the record temperatures in Iceland in the first two months of this year.
Visit vedur.is for weather updates and vegagerdin.is for road conditions.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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