Iceland 

Reykjavík City Council approved a 3-year pilot project to delay school start times for teens: from autumn 2024, classes will begin no earlier than 8.50AM; this is the result of studies on teen sleep duration linking mental health decline and sleep deficit

There will be no compulsory schooling for children in Grindavík: they may attend school in the community where their family currently resides or attend one of several 'community schools' throughout Reykjavík

Over 400 Icelandic doctors have signed a petition calling on the government to denounce Israel for its attacks on Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire

A powerful seismic swarm started on the Reykjanes Peninsula on the night of 24 October, just north of the city of Grindavík; since then, more than 7.000 earthquakes have been detected in the area, including a M5,0 earthquake on 27 October

MAST, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority, will be equipped with its own vessels and an increase in staff to better monitor fish farms

The rate of daily alcohol consumption among patients admitted to the Vogur Detoxification and Rehabilitation Centre with alcohol-related problems has more than tripled in the past 40 years

213 cases of gonorrhea were diagnosed in the first 8 months of 2023, surpassing the total number of cases recorded last year; already in 2022, the figure broke a 3-decade record, in fact after 1990, its incidence had declined significantly

The operator of Reykjavík National Airport, Isavia, has requested the immediate removal of 2.900 trees in the Öskjuhlíð Forest, which is on the Natural Heritage Register, to improve flight safety

The city of Ísafjörður has announced plans to introduce an environmental rating system for cruise ships next year after increasing numbers of vessels raised pollution issues for the community

Experts are planning to recreate in 3D the Saltfiskstöflun, 'Stacked Salt Fish', by Sigurjón Ólafsson, an important figure in Icelandic art history; the original, now in poor condition, at the time of its creation was the sculptor's largest work ever