Konstantine Vlasis never imagined that a single track on a Sigur Rós album would lead him to studying the ice on Iceland's ...

The Nature study underscores how glacial melt is accelerating, particularly in Iceland, where glaciologists have tracked rapid ice loss. Glacial melt isn't just a problem for remote regions ...

The history of Iceland is written in the tephra layers of its landscape, and The Volcanic Way offers an accessible year-round immersion through “slow travel” – in keeping with the unhurried ...

Additionally, the melting of glaciers contributes to rising ... The Future of Iceland’s Volcanic Landscape As Iceland continues to evolve, its volcanic landscape will undoubtedly undergo further ...

As the climate warms and glaciers retreat, the landscape around them is transforming ... the foreland of a retreating glacier in southern Iceland. Iceland is iconic for its vistas of icy expanses.

Drive out of Reykjavik, and the landscape ... to be melting faster than ever. Joining us on the glacier is Snaevarr Gudmundsson, an understated, avuncular man who is one of Iceland's most renowned ...

Almost all of Iceland's glaciers terminate on land, meaning they do not come into contact with the sea. Therefore, the rate at which they melt is dependent on their surface mass balance ...

In the span of four months, Iceland’s financial crisis became an economic meltdown which in turn became a political one. Last week the country’s prime minister, Geir Haarde, called ...