Scientists bid farewell to Okjökull, the first Icelandic glacier lost to climate change with poetry, moments of silence and political speeches, AP reports. About 100 people including Icelandic ...
There’s a beach in Iceland that doesn’t care about sunscreen or flip-flops. Instead of shells and seaweed, its ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Scientists say they are bidding farewell to ...
Editor's note: This story was rebroadcast on Nov. 10, 2021, as part of our COP26 climate conference coverage. Click here for that audio. 2019 was not a good year for the planet. Despite some ...
Iceland is marking the spot where a massive glacier once stood with a plaque. The Okjokull — also known as the Ok Glacier — located in the west of the Icelandic interior, was lost for good in 2014 due ...
Just a few years ago, the Okjökull glacier sat proudly atop the volcanic mountain of Ok in Iceland. Now the icy mass is entirely gone and Iceland is honoring the dead glacier in a unique way. In its ...
SÓLHEIMAJÖKULL GLACIER, Iceland — To first-time visitors, it is a picturesque sight: a large lagoon dotted with kayakers and framed by lush green hills and an imposing, snake-like glacier. But to ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Borgarfjörður, Iceland — Scientists say they ...
OKJOKULL GLACIER, Iceland -- Leading politicians and scientists in Iceland say there's an urgent need to fight climate change. They made those pleas during what they called a funeral for a glacier ...