icelanders have long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as much more than just tourist attractions. half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hedley shabby power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with our dirtier c.e.o. of a company called carfax it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are stuck in the office fear through this machine and the c o 2 sticks to your specific chemical within. this unit. and so what comes out of the bucket is so much cream their office fear but let's nowhere see it was that when. they began using this kind of vacuum cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of dirtier explains what then happens to the c o 2 so here we have off on th

a volcano erupts south—west of iceland's capital, reykjavik — the first eruption in that area of icelandrs. and in sport, wales are battling for the grand slam in rugby's six nations. we'll have the best of the day's action. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. there are signs of growing frustration across europe as many nations reintroduce lockdown measures to control the coronavirus pandemic. infections are on the rise as a third wave threatens to sweep the continent. delays in the eu vaccine program have not helped. today there were protests in poland, where a new lockdown has come into force, after a sharp rise in cases. there were also angry demonstrations in vienna too, with many frustrated protestors calling for chancellor sebastian kurz to step down. this protest took place in finland, which has more than 70,000 confirmed cases and 800 deaths so far. and german police used pepper spray during clashes in the northern city of kassel — another city where demonstrators are angry about covid—linked restrictions. germany is battling a sharp rise in infect

i am sarah harman in iceland. over here is the north american plate and t this each year these two plates drift a little bit apart about an inch each year >> reporter: ice land fills with natural cold the most famous is the lagoon because of where iceland is located on earth, some days in winter only had three hours of sunlight. in the summer the sun is up almost the entire day >> is it different cul sleep because the sun does not go down >> we have curtains so we don't see the brightness in the summer time iceland looks like this green. >> all right, keri, thanks very much of all the places i have visited, i would have to say ice land i a top five >>> time now is our "pop quiz" where we have a little fun. the question is who was the first female supreme court justice? a, ruth bader ginsburg or -- we'll have the answer, coming up. inspiring kids, this teenage boy is the king of crafting and he's turning his passion into a way of helping others ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ tasha, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insura

on their return to iceland, both haraldur and arnie tested positive.eeling ill or anything, so it was quite a shock because the news from italy wasn't great. a lot of people dying there, so you always think the worst, especially when you get a positive result from covid. in reykjavik, the test results landed on the desk of iceland's chief epidemiologist. for weeks, he'd been watching the spread of coronavirus from china, and now he knew he needed to act fast. i was excited, actually, because we had been preparing for this for many, many years. dr gudnason began to spot a pattern. the majority of iceland's positive cases had been on holiday in ischgl. austria appeared to have a much bigger covid problem than it realised. it was kind of strange to me at the time, that officially they were only a few cases reported from austria, the whole country, so something really didn't...didn't match, actually. doctor gudnason raised the alarm. he reported the covid cases to the european union and sent a direct message to his austrian counterparts. iceland's governme

iceland is a sparsely populated island.y beneficial to iceland that we are small and there are so few of us and that obviously makes testing, intensive testing and tracing, easier. iceland has been dealt another helping hand. this world leading genetics company has handed over its laboratories to analyse every single positive case. but after months of keeping the british variant out of the country, they notice a case has slipped through the border. there were two cases diagnosed yesterday and he is sequencing them now. so you will be able to know today if it is the british variant that has spread, that is what you are fearing? yes. the results confirm the british variant has spread but over the next few days, more than 1,000 people are tracked down and tested and the virus is contained. and so, the party continues. this last week has shown that it is impossible for a country to shut the virus out but iceland is proving that with the right measures, it can be effectively contained. hi! and life can look like this again. jean

and, coming to life after 800 years — a volcano erupts 30 kilometres outside iceland's capital reykjavicand welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first... there are signs of growing frustration across europe as many nations reintroduce lockdown measures to control the coronavirus pandemic. infections are on the rise as a third wave begins to sweep the continent. there've been protests in poland, where a strict new lockdown has come into force, after a sharp increase in cases. there were also angry demonstrations in vienna, with many frustrated protestors calling for chancellor sebastian kurz to step down. this protest took place in finland, which has more than 70,000 confirmed cases, and where 800 people have died so far. there were also anti—lockdown protests in london. they came despite a fall in infections and a fast—paced vaccine programme. and german police used pepper spray during ugly clashes in the northern city of kassel — another city where demonstrators are angry about covid—lin

iceland is a sparsely—populated island., it's been very beneficial to iceland that we are small and there are so few of us, and that obviously makes testing, intensive testing and tracing, easier. iceland has been dealt another helping hand. this world—leading genetics company has handed over its laboratories to analyse every single positive case. but after months of keeping the british variant out of the country, they notice a case has slipped through the border. there were two cases diagnosed yesterday, and he is sequencing them now. so, you'll be able to know today if it's the british variant that's spread. that's what you're fearing? yes. the results confirm the british variant has spread, but over the next few days, more than 1000 people are tracked down and tested and the virus is contained. and so, the party continues. this last week has shown that it is impossible for a country to shut the virus out, but iceland is proving that with the right measures, it can be effectively contained. hi! and life can look like this

iceland is a sparsely—populated island.'ve had it easy. obviously, it's been very beneficial to iceland that we are small and there are so few of us, and that obviously makes testing, intensive testing and tracing, easier. iceland has been dealt another helping hand. this world—leading genetics company has handed over its laboratories to analyse every single positive case. but after months of keeping the british variant out of the country, they notice a case has slipped through the border. there were two cases diagnosed yesterday, and he is sequencing them now. so, you'll be able to know today if it's the british variant that's spread. that's what you're fearing? yes. the results confirm the british variant has spread, but over the next few days, more than 1000 people are tracked down and tested and the virus is contained. and so, the party continues. this last week has shown that it is impossible for a country to shut the virus out, but iceland is proving that with the right measures, it can be effectively contained. hi! a

of course from the ground as a long dormant volcano comes to life in iceland we ask a seismologist in reykjavik about the possible dangers. and president joe biden says asian violence is growing in the united states he tells asian american leaders and a lot of the country cannot remain silent as they mourn the victims of tuesday's deadly gun attacks on massage parlors. welcome to the program german chancellor says her country could again go into lockdown if corona virus case numbers continue to rise a decision could come as soon as monday she was speaking after a virtual summit on the country's troubled vaccination program national and regional leaders agreed measures to speed things up but anger is growing. another rebirth for a german icon bolin stempel fairport was used to bring in food to the city's west during the cold war after closure it house refugees during the 25th crisis and now it's being used as a massive vaccination center. those who he had to get a shot have to shot proof they're eligible. and i received an invitation to die i've been waiting for this that i came here i

the spectacular sides continue near iceland's capital as lava flows from a volcano that hasn't erupted in almost 800 years scientists say the eruption doesn't pose a threat to people and that the show of molten rock may soon come to an end. and polish football striker robert leaven dosti closes in on the record for season goals in the bundesliga he keeps scoring as his team by keeps on of winning. welcome to the program. covert 19 infection rates are rising across europe as the continent battles a 3rd wave of the virus poland is one of the hardest hit countries and started imposing a new lockdown on saturday much public life will be shut down for at least 3 weeks poland has experienced an exponential growth in cases in the past month its health care system is under strain as hospitals struggle to cope with a new surge of admissions. for war so 1st responders are at their limits and one in every 3 cold state gas is a covert emergency more and more young people are coming down with the virus like this 45 year old mother of 3. she's been sick with the virus for 11 days the condition is de

icelanders have long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as much more than just tourist attractions. a half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the headley the power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with a dirtier c.e.o. of a company called carb fix it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are stuck in the office fair through this machine and the c o 2 sticks to a specific chemical within. this unit and so what comes out of the back is so much clean their office here with with what's nowhere near the ground that. they began using this kind of vacuum cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of dirtier explains what then happens to the c o 2 so here we have our own

icelanders have long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as much more than just tourist attractions. half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hedley shiv power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with other dirtier c.e.o. of a company called carfax it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are stuck in the office fear through this machine ever see a true stick store specific democratic within. this you mad. and so what comes out of the back is so much. office fear with it that's nowhere near that good. they began using this kind of vacuum cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of dirtier explains what then happens to the c o 2 so here we have off on the ground b

i just landed in iceland. it is passport control and straight to the pcr test a covid pcr test is required at the airport. >> this is what you will need for the test >> reporter: another test five days later port of iceland is highly effective response to the pandemic, keeping variants out and borders open and now iceland is the first to introduce vaccine passports for citizens >> you need to open up the border in some way and we are trying to do that in a scientific way >> reporter: as dr. fauci warns americans of the risk of relaxing the rules too soon, iceland is open for business including gyms and restaurants and hair salons >> reporter: leading the country's efforts, the youngest female in the world. the 45-year-old prime minister told us keeping kids in school was key to her >> it was the first thing that we said we'll try to keep them as open as possible. >> you were also thinking of the effect it is going to have on women and not just on children but on women >> reporter: absolutely the country has ad

so iceland's environment minister is taking action. aims to make the country c o 2 neutral by 2040 they're turning to new technologies and a belief in ancient stock us. we have these stories in iceland thought trolls became stones when they if they were exposed to sun. we can say that we are trying to. turn see a thaw into a stone where us trolls are turned into storm and the medicine. but that alone won't be enough since iceland's canonization 95 percent of its forests have been lost millions of euros are to be invested in reforesting large expanses of the island nation something which should also help the c o 2 atmospheric balance sheet icelanders know they can't save the planet on their own but they're developing technologies that other countries can also employ in the future and the idea that believing in elves and trolls can also help well we need all the assistance we can get. in this week's global ideas we go to south africa to learn how tax breaks km promotes nature conservation something that's easier than it sounds south afri

earthquakes are common in iceland because it straddles two i in iceland because it straddles two of theoutherly volcano because huge disruption in international air travel can effectively as many as 10 million travellers. but if any erection occurs this time, it is not liable will emerge more slowly from a crack in the surface so it is unlikely to cause the same chaos. we are unlikely to cause the same chaos. - are expecting a small one. but love is flowing, we are not expecting large explosive eruptions come the minimal impact on flights and living conditions will be minimal. figs minimal impact on flights and living conditions will be minimal.- conditions will be minimal. as the round conditions will be minimal. as the ground awakens _ conditions will be minimal. as the ground awakens after— conditions will be minimal. as the ground awakens after 800 - conditions will be minimal. as the ground awakens after 800 years, | ground awakens after 800 years, people await the outcome of this seismic storm. that report there on the earthquakes affecting a part of iceland. finally, spring is on

sleepless in iceland torrents who would have thought let's go down to iceland bring in seismologist dr august of 2 year from iceland geo survey she is in the capital it's good to have you on the program you've seen what hundreds of tremors in the past 24 hours just how long can this go wanna meet at some point there has to be a release of pressure doesn't there. yes yes. yes that's the honest. on the 24th of february you had almost full 40000 wakes up to the date to date so it's a continuous base. we can have a dyke intrusion like this at that united freeze or that or ever so these are the scenarios we're looking into. the moment but it could if it actually happens then we expect the ethics to stop but we don't know when or if that will happen with the what is going on here exactly that i mean how finance can the situation change. yeah it is difficult to say but it can change fast that we it's they have us favored monitored both at sites moment tests and g.p.s. instruments sent us satellite images 0 been expecting to see the signal if something big happens but also to say that if an er

sleepless in iceland torrance who would have thought let's go down to iceland bring in seismologist dr august of the year from iceland survey she is in the capital is good to have you on the program you've seen what hundreds of tremors in the past 24 hours just how long can this go want to be that some point there has to be a release of pressure doesn't there. yes and. we have had since the under started. in the 24th of february you had almost full 40000 wakes up to the date to date so it's quite continuous base. we can have a dyke intrusion like this that united freeze or that or it but so these are the scenarios we're looking into. a moment but it could if an erection happens then we expect it makes sense to stop but we don't know when or if that will happen with the what is going on here exactly that i mean how frail skew the situation change. it is difficult to say but it can change fast that we it's they have yes favored monitored both at sites moment tests and g.p.s. instruments sent us satellite images so been expecting to see the signal if something big happens but also to say

the spectacular sights continue near iceland's capital as lava flows from a volcano that hasn't a erupted in almost 800 years scientists say the eruption doesn't pose a threat to people and that the show of molten rock may soon come to an end. and striker robert levin's doss he closes in on the record for season goals in the bundesliga he keeps scoring as his team byron keep on winning. a mix by sir welcome to the program authorities in australia have declared a natural disaster after torrential rains caused some of the worst flooding in decades people were evacuated from near sydney as more than 30 centimeters of rain fell on the area in just over a day emergency services are warning of a life threatening situation. in the manning river in new south wales. much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and disgracing my. american sea services have appealed to people not to drive 3 the flood waters. it's not worth the risk you creating significant risk to yourself to your families and also to the 1st who is who would need to come and. record

icelanders have long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as much more than just tourist attractions. a half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hedley chevy power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with a dirty a c.e.o. of a company called carfax it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are stuck in the office fear through this machine ever see a 2 states there were specific democratic within. this year when it. and so what comes out of the buff is so much their office here with with let's go see it that. they began using this kind of vacuum cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of the tear explains what then happens to the c o 2 so here we have our own on th

built through the cracks of this iceland volcano fountains of red to tend to the sky. onlookers watch the barren vent from a distance and experts say it will soon be over. if this we continue as we've seen no i think it's most likely that this is up and will. diminish you know slowly decrease in power and terminate in only a few days. iceland has seen a spike in seismic activity every the past few weeks experts said it was only a matter of time before an eruption. it happened in an area that lay dormant for the last 800 lives in 2010 volcanic activity in iceland caused major travel disruption but this relatively small interruption will do little homme. this action will not affect the a traffic the this isn't a few which means that it's moved to petition the smoke that is coming out if it is if there's no ash coming from that so there's no traffic considerations that have to be a. main threat is pollution from the gases those living nearby have been advised to shut their windows. but for locals the volcano has 7 to mostly as a spectacle. and it's time for bundesliga foo

lover spilled through the cracks of this iceland volcano fountains of red to tented the sky. onlookers watched the rare event from a distance and experts say it will soon be over. if this will continue as we've seen no i think it's most likely that this is a show and will. diminish you know slowly decrease in power and terminates in only a few days. iceland has seen a spike in seismic activity over the past few weeks experts said it was only a matter of time before an eruption. tappenden an area that lay dormant for the last 800 lives in 2010 volcanic activity in iceland caused major travel disruption but this relatively small eruption will do little harm. this addiction will not affect the air traffic the this isn't a few sit ups in which means that it's mostly produce from the smoke that is coming out if it is least my know if there is no ash coming from it so that is no if traffic considerations i have to worry about. the main threat is pollution from the gases those living nearby have been advised to shut their windows. but for locals the volcano has served mostly as a sp

icelanders have long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as much more than just tourist attractions. a half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hedley shy the power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with out a c.e.o. of a company called carfax it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are sucking the office fear through this machine and the c o 2 sticks to a specific chemical within. this you know it and so what comes out of that is so much cleaner office here with with what's known words here that when. they began using this kind of that cume cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of dirtier explains what then happens to the c o 2 from here we have our own un

president joe biden took office also coming up a hotly anticipated eruption and icelandic volcano roars back to life after 900 years flying. locals to the rivers of lava but they've been warned not to get too close. and i'm terry martin welcome to the program german chancellor merkel has defended her handling of the pandemic in a speech in germany's parliament she said that lockdown measures would have been effective but new variants of the credit iris mean infection numbers are rising across europe she said that germany is currently relying on mass testing to try to control its 3rd wave of infections and urged germans to take up the offer of free rapid testing. frustration has been growing over the slow vaccine rollout but said it was wrong. right the e.u. decided to acquire an authorized back scenes jointly dismantling of my duty because the symbolism drawings through to other peers decides to joint a choir and lies about using the union we see there are some good life differences in there just like relation and that huge debate about this but was going to happen i love it if someone

sight all far he's declared a natural disaster also coming up the spectacular sights continue to be iceland's capital as lava flows from a volcano that hasn't erupted in almost 800 years scientists say the eruption doesn't pose a threat to people. strike it. closes in on the record at the same goals in the bundesliga scoring as his james bond and keep on winning. i'm rebecca richards welcome to the program is in a stride you have declared a natural disaster. continue to pummel the east of the country but downpour is causing some of the worst flooding in decades people were evacuated from near sydney is more than 30 centimeters of rain fell in the area and just over a day emergency services a warning of a life threatening situation. a high school studying the manning river in new south wales. much of the state has been affected by dangerous flash flooding it's causing widespread damage and just threatening lives american sea services have appealed to people not to drive through the flood waters it's not worth. the risk you creating significant risk to yourself to your families and also to the

are fundamentally at odds over a number of issues and a long dormant volcano springs to life near iceland's capital various 1st eruption in nearly 800 years. hello brazilian doctors are warning hospitals are near breaking point as coronavirus cases surged to record levels the country is reporting one coronavirus related death every 30 seconds but the president continues to downplay the escalating crisis even going to court to try to force states to overturn lockdown restrictions to your bowl so narrow has criticized rio de janeiro for closing its iconic beaches saying it deprive people of vitamin d. is also at odds with sao paolo which has urged residents to stay at home as intensive care units reached near capacity. yes the city that never stops the city that always works as migrants coming here in search of a job this must stop so we don't have more cases of people who can't be measured in the hospital die while waiting for a bit. it can't just be all talk we have medication left to last for about 20 days the industry is producing more but demand is growing and if the supply chain collaps

iceland for 800 years.g up in half an hour, the king of horror sits down with stephen sackur, to talk about how the genre has evolved. that's in hardtalk. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. official figures show that there have been a record number of coronavirus vaccinations in the uk for a second day in a row. the health secretary has said the uk is on track to ease lockdown measures, after announcing that over half of all adults in the country had now had at least one vaccine dose. in the latest 2a hour period alone, nearly 600,000 people had theirfirstjab — bringing the total to more than 26.8 million. and just over 2.1 million have now had both doses of the vaccine. despite these record numbers of vaccinations, a scientist on a government advisory body, warns summer holidays overseas, are "extremely unlikely", because of the risk of travellers bringing coronavirus variants back to the uk. the bbc�*s world affairs correspondent, richard galpin, reports. here in germany the authorities are warning th

on their return to iceland, both he and arnie tested positive.aly wasn't great. a lot of people dying there. so you always think the worst, especially when you get a positive result from covid. iii positive result from covid. in markovic, the results landed on the desk of iceland's chief epidemiologist. four weeks he had been watching the spread of coronavirus from china —— reykjavik. coronavirus from china -- reykjavik-— coronavirus from china -- re k'avik. . ., , ., ~ reykjavik. we have been working towards this _ reykjavik. we have been working towards this for _ reykjavik. we have been working towards this for many _ reykjavik. we have been working towards this for many years. - reykjavik. we have been working towards this for many years. a i towards this for many years. a pattern began to emerge. he had been on holiday in ischgl because of austria appeared to have a much bigger covid problem that it realised. it was kind of strange to me at the time, officially they were only a few cases reported from the whole country, so something really d

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katty: scientists in iceland are bracing themselves for a volcanic eruption after they recorded tens earthquakes in two weeks. this amount of activity can be an indication and eruption is imminent. those scientists are unable to confirm when it might happen. our europe correspondent has traveled to iceland and sent us this report. >> at times, the ground continuously shakes. thousands of micro earthquakes cascade one after another. hundreds are strong enough to feel. at iceland's meteorological office, they are recording every single one. >> it is midnight today, it has been 1200 earthquakes. in a normal week, you might have 102. >> many people have been woken up by earthquakes. we have had several. it has been very unusual. i don't think anye remembers anything like this happening. >> this intense swarm of earthquakes is a sign magma is on the move, making its way to the surface of the earth, ready to erupt. >> everybody is feeling like they have been out to sea. but it is stressful, more stressful for those close to the active areas. >> we head out to the volcanic area. iceland is

under the deal yousafzai will have content on women's and children's programs. >>> and in iceland, wenews about fighting the pandemic. here's nbc's sarah harman. >> it's the first stop in arriving in this beautiful country. >> it's passport control and straight to the pcr test. >> reporter: a covid pcc test and another test five days later. port of iceland's highly effective response to the pandemic, keeping dangerous variants out so far while still keeping borders open and now iceland is the first to introduce vaccine passports for citizens >> you need to open up the borders in some way. we've been trying to do that in a scientific way. >> reporter: as dr. fauci warns about the risk of relaxing the rules too soon, iceland is open for business including gyms, businesses, and hair salons. >> it's so important that it's women making decisions. >> reporter: this 45-year-old, the prime minister's daughter, said this was key to her. >> this was the first thing we said we'll try to keep them as open as possible. >> you were also thinking about the effect this was going to have on women, not

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at iceland�*s meteorological office they are recording every last one.de of five so this is very unusual. i don't think anyone remembers anything like this happening. this intense swarm of earthquakes is a sign that magma is on the move, making its way to the surface of the earth, ready to erupt. everybody's feeling _ like they have been out to sea, a little bit giddy! but it's stressful, and most stressful for people - who live close to the active areas. we head out to the volcanic area in the reykjanes peninsula. iceland is used to volcanic eruptions but there has not been one in this area so close to the capital for hundreds and hundreds of years, and so it�*s that that�*s making people a bit nervous. you can see the ground out in front of us is covered in old lava that�*s been here now for more than a thousand years. we�*re taken closer by one of the island�*s geologists. the activity is on the other side of this ridge, so we�*re in a safe spot here. the magma is now at one kilometre�*s depth in the crust, and that�*s very shallow. so we can expect t

sleepless in iceland torrents who would have thought let's go now to iceland bring in seismologist dr august of 2 year from iceland geo survey she is in the capital good to have you on the program you've seen what hundreds of tremors in the past 24 hours just how long can this go want to be that some point there has to be a release of pressure doesn't there. yes and. we have had since the under started. in the 24th of february you had almost full 40000 wakes up to the date today so it's a continuous. big kava thank attrition my case that you know the freeze or that or what so these are the scenarios we're looking into. a moment but it could if it actually happens then we expect the ethics to stop but we don't know when or if that will happen with the what is going on here exactly that i mean how fast can the situation change. it it's difficult to say but it can change fast that we it's they have yes favored monitored both that sites moment tests and g.p.s. instruments so unless satellite images 0 been expecting to see the signal if something big happens but also to say that if an erup

this is what icelanders have been waiting for for weeks now.s long, and a no—fly zone has been established in the area. iceland sits between two tectonic plates so eruptions aren't uncommon, but this is the first in fagradalsfjall in 900 years. normally, there are around 1,000 tremors a year but there have been more than 50,000 in the last three weeks — the highest number since digital recordings began in 1991. in 2010, the eruption of another volcano ejected a column of ash nine kilometres into the air that brought flights to a halt across europe. iceland's meteorological office says the lava from this eruption will emerge more slowly and not create such disruption. the small village of grindavik is just a few kilometres away. for weeks now, they have been affected by near constant earthquakes and tremors warning of the upcoming eruption. translation: the earth shook well outside and when i came in with the luggage, the kitchen island was on its side and various things had come out of the cupboards. we thought we'd prepared! police have told r

port of iceland's highly effective response to the pandemic.ping dangerous new variants out so far while still keeping borders open. and now iceland is the first to introduce vaccine passports for citizens. >> you need to open up the borders in some way. we have been trying to do that in a scientific way. >> reporter: as dr. fauci warns americans about the risks of relaxing the rules too soon, iceland is open for business including gyms, restaurants and hair slonls. leading the country's widely praised efforts, one of the youngest female leaders in the world. >> it is also so important that there are women making decisions. >> reporter: the 45-year-old prime minister who told us keeping kids in school was key to her. >> this was the first thing that we said we will try to keep them as open as possible. >> reporter: you were also thinking about the effect on. we not just on children but on women. >> absolutely. on gender equality. >> reporter: the country has advantages battling covid. a small population and relative isolation. the success helpe

a dormant volcano in iceland has come back to life for the 1st time in nearly 800 years the night sky lit up near the capital reykjavik late on friday the eruption came out for thousands of small earthquakes in the region in recent weeks the area is a seismic hotspot and all air traffic has been halted iceland is home to europe's most active volcanic creatures. so let's go to our son's capital reykjavik and bring in seismologist dr thor burke i was doctor from iceland geo sorry thanks for joining us what kind of threat level are we looking at here is anybody's life in danger. there you know moment what we're looking at is a very famous ship and this is a fissure action so we. last evening and throughout the night we had some lava functioning. and we have some lava flowing you can maybe see in the pictures. but it's a very small direction that there was a very low and experts are saying that this is happening in the best possible case. best possible place in the in the. regarding infrastructure and people so at the moment it works and it's a small nobody. in danger lucky. and the area

icelanders have long realized that the country's hot springs can serve as much more than just tourist attractions. a half hour's drive east of the capital reykjavik lies the hedley shiv power station it's been generating electricity and heat from steam since 2006 it's become one of the world's biggest geothermal power plants but there's another reason why scientists entrepreneurs and reporters are now flocking here. they want to meet with other dirtier c.e.o. of a company called carfax it's working to reverse the greenhouse effect albeit on a small scale. basically what's happening is that we are sucking the office fear through this machine and the c o 2 sticks to a specific chemical within. this you know it and so what comes out of that is so much cleaner office here with with what's nowhere near the ground that. they began using this kind of that kim cleaner for carbon dioxide 8 years ago supported in part by e.u. research funds it can now suck up several 1000 tons of the gas in one of the pumping stations out of the tear explains what then happens to the c o 2 so here we have our o

it's iceland. help in restarting tourism after leaders in that country pioneered things like vaccine passports for citizens and welcoming in fully vaccinated tourists from europe. it comes as the cdc warns americans here at home not to get too comfortable with the relaxed guidelines and warnings not to travel for spring break. nbc's sara harmon sat down with the prime minister on what the future of tourism looks like and, sara, tell us about what you learned? it is fascinating to see this put together in iceland. >> hey, hallie. iceland has managed what almost no country has, it's keeping its tourist industry going by science. we headed to iceland to check out their border procedure. it's the first stop for all travelers arriving in the stunningly beautiful country. we've just landed in iceland. it's passport control and then straight to the pcr test. >> reporter: a covid test required at the airport. >> this is what you're going to need for the test. >> reporter: another test five days later. part

in this part of iceland in almost $800.00 war is another fly zone is in place and the alert level has now been lowered but as well which has reports it's bringing back memories of a major incident 10 years ago. icelanders had been expecting this after 40000 small earthquakes in recent weeks seen as a seismic statement of intent from the earth beneath the wreck in his peninsula but how big would the big one be is the answer for now dramatic not yet devastating considering it's less than 20 kilometers from the capital reykjavik the eruption is being closely monitored the area our regular as you can be the area where he where we had many years of become the the love of you know that are. you sure they are leaving notes. from the from the future so how say they are not being. any mean and. current hour. by no it's even more spectacular iceland is a juvenile country and geological terms a mere 20000000 years old it's frequent growth spurts and adolescent temper tantrums are expressed in. the regulars peninsula is usually calm though it's the 1st eruption recorded here since the 12th centur

and a hotly anticipated eruption an icelandic volcano rolls back to life after 900 years of lying dormant locals flock to the rivers of lava but they're being warned don't get too close. as welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has defended her handling of the pandemic in a speech in germany's parliament she said that lockdown measures would have been effective but new variants of the coronavirus mean infection numbers are rising across europe she said that germany is currently relying on mass testing to control try to control its 3rd wave of. sections of germans to take up the offer of free tests how's been growing all over the slovak scene roll out in the country but michael said it was right that the you decided to acquire authorized vaccines jointly the disappointing of it was while he was still true to his he signed to the joint inquiry. in union we see there are some going on as different this is. huge debate about this but what's going to happen in the belief some. of us did not i cannot imagine it because it was shaking the the foundations of the union and the ame