Fjarðabyggð Fire Department was called out twice on March 21, 2026 due to vegetation (grass) fires in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð, East Iceland.

No snow was measured in Reykjavík during January 2026, making the month completely snow-free. A meteorologist says such conditions are very rare, with only a few comparable winters noted in historical records.

Tourists on Gotland are adapting to a historic water shortage by bathing in the sea and limiting shower time after Region Gotland warns groundwater levels have fallen to record lows.

If it sounds unusual to have a drought in a rainforest, it is. Low snow and little rain combined to deliver an almost unprecedented drought to southern