Story at a glance The country of Iceland has been hit with an unexpected string of thousands of earthquakes over the past week. The tremors have ranged widely in scale, most only lasting a few ...

Iceland is the cleanest country in the world. This may be hard to believe right now, what with the clouds of volcanic ash grounding flights across northern Europe, but according to researchers at ...

Iceland is one of the most geologically active places in the world. It sits on a continental rift, and magma plumes, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes are nothing new to the country.

The scorecard, called the Environment and Gender Index (EGI), monitors governments’ progress on women’s empowerment in the environmental arena. It is being launched during the UN Framework Convention ...

Lilja Jóhannesdóttir ¹, José A. Alves ¹², Jennifer A. Gill ³, Tómas G. Gunnarsson ¹, Reconciling biodiversity conservation and agricultural expansion in the subarctic environment of Iceland, Ecology ...

A volcano is southwest Iceland is expected to erupt in the next few days, the Icelandic Meteorological Office has warned. Hundreds of small earthquakes have been rattling the Reykjanes Peninsula ...

While the Alcoa plant will bolster the local economy in East Iceland, it will not require as many resources as the original design. The smaller size of the Alcoa facility, in addition to the ...

A volcanic eruption began Thursday in Iceland, sending molten lava gushing from a long fissure on the Reykjanes Peninsula and causing evacuations. It is the volcano system’s sixth eruption since ...

Climate Solutions In Iceland, start-up founders invent new ways to tackle environmental crises January 9, 2023 More than 2 years ago 8 min Summary ...

The people live along the coast, as the interior of the country is mountainous and volcanic. Iceland has seen a huge increase in tourism since 2012; just before COVID-19 took its toll, Iceland hosted ...

The environment takes users to the rocky terrain of Thingvellir National Park in Iceland. Blanketed with snow, the scene at the UNESCO world heritage site was captured by a team of National ...