The Chief Epidemiologist’s respiratory infections dashboard has been updated with data for week 47 of 2025 (November 17–23, 2025).

The annual influenza epidemic is still ongoing. The number of confirmed cases has been decreasing recently and appears to have reached its peak.

Between 1990 and 2000, global forest cover declined by an average of 10.7 million hectares each year. Over the past decade, this annual loss has slowed to an average of 4.14 million hectares. This reduced rate of decline is due partly to decreasing deforestation in some countries and expanding forest cover in others.

Vehicle owners who had not registered their vehicle’s mileage by 1 April were charged a late registration fee. The fee will be cancelled if the vehicle is taken to an inspection station before the end of April.

Two case studies from Iceland have just been added to the toolbox of the UN Convention on Desertification Control, UNCDD. It shares Iceland’s experiences from the Hekla Forest project and a project east of Þorlákshöfn where frequent sandstorms have been controlled.

The Data Protection Act states how organizations, companies and the government may work with personal data of individuals.

An annual influenza outbreak is underway, and many cases are being diagnosed these days. The flu is appearing earlier than in recent winters.

Siblings of an unaccompanied refugee child in Iceland are entitled to international protection through family reunification.