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"We Are in a Completely Different Place than We Were Thirty Years Ago"

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A comprehensive report by the Althingi Commission of Inquiry into the avalanche in Súðavík thirty years ago was released yesterday; it sheds light, among other things, on how many municipalities at that time were ill-equipped to protect themselves from dangerous avalanches. Excessive costs prevented protective structures. For example, it was known that in ten places where avalanche danger persisted, only one place was adequately monitored; Ísafj…
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A comprehensive report by the Althingi Commission of Inquiry into the avalanche in Súðavík thirty years ago was released yesterday; it sheds light, among other things, on how many municipalities at that time were ill-equipped to protect themselves from dangerous avalanches. Excessive costs prevented protective structures. For example, it was known that in ten places where avalanche danger persisted, only one place was adequately monitored; Ísafj…

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RÚV broke the news in on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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