The summer of 1783 seemed like the end of the world for European farmers. A dry, foul-smelling fog settled on the land one day—desolating crops, burning plants, and killing people. […]
Iceland
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In the chilly highlands of Iceland, construction is under way. Roads are being made to serve a new hydro-electric power plant, which doesn’t yet exist. If it’s built, this will […]
Laura Durnford presents a wide variety of scientific stories from the Land of Ice and Fire. Predicting earthquakes: Dr. Ragnar Sefansson – Head, Department of Geophysics, Icelandic Meteorological Office, Reykjavik […]
The sheer size and beauty of mountains never ceases to provoke feelings of awe, humility and wonder. But mountains are also important water towers and natural habitats for peoples, plants […]