2024 in Iceland

2024
in
Iceland

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Events in the year 2024 in Iceland.

Incumbents

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Events

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January

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March

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  • 16 March – A state of emergency is issued in southwestern Iceland after the Reykjanes volcanic system erupts again.[3][4]

April

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  • 5 April – Katrin Jakobsdottir resigns as prime minister in order to run in presidential elections on 1 June.[5]

May

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  • 29 May – Grindavik and the Blue Lagoon are evacuated following a resurgence in activity by the Reykjanes volcanic system.[6]

June

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August

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September

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October

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  • 13 October – The coalition government led by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson collapses, prompting him to call for new elections.[13]

November

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Scheduled

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Holidays

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  • 1 January - New Year's Day

Art and entertainment

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Close race as Iceland votes to elect new president". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. ^ Chen, Heather (2024-01-14). "Icelandic volcano erupts as fishing town ordered to evacuate again". CNN. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ^ "Iceland violent volcanic flare-up triggers state of emergency". BBC. 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  4. ^ "Neyðarstig Almannavarna vegna eldgoss milli Hagafells og Stóra Skógfells". Almannavarnir (in Icelandic). 2024-03-16. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  5. ^ "Iceland's prime minister resigns to run for president". VOA. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Iceland volcano: Concern for town of Grindavik after new eruption". BBC News. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
  7. ^ "Iceland: Tomasdottir reportedly wins tight presidential race". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  8. ^ Adamsdóttir, Margrét (2024-08-02). "Halla Tómasdóttir becomes Iceland's seventh president". RUV. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Icelandic volcano erupts as fishing town ordered to evacuate again". Al Jazeera. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Tourist dies after ice collapse in Icelandic glacier". BBC. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Sr. Guðrún Karls Helgudóttir kjörin biskup Íslands". kirkjan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-07-06.
  12. ^ "A rare polar bear showed up on the shores of Iceland. Police shot it". Associated Press. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Iceland PM calls new election as coalition government collapses". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Volcano on Iceland's Reykjanes Peninsula erupts for the 7th time in a year". Associated Press. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Iceland Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Andlát: Ásmundur Bjarnason". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-02-13.
  17. ^ Sigþórsson, Atli (2024-02-12). "Karl Sigurbjörnsson biskup er dáinn - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
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