Updated post.
Iceland's glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate.
This is not good news.
In August last year, one of the glaciers on the island: Okjökull was declared dead, having shrunk to the point where it lost its glacier status, and a plaque was erected to show this fact.
This Guardian article has an elegaic quality about it, written by someone whose parents spent time mapping the glaciers. There's also a map swipe tool where you can observe the glacier shrinking.
Andri Snær Magnason was asked by scientists to write the eulogy for the Okjokull glacier. He has been working on a new book on glaciers which will be out during 2020, and I shall be hopefully getting a copy and reviewing it.
I've noticed how the Solheimajökull glacier has retreated dramatically over the last decade that I've been visiting Iceland, and Jokulsarlon has also changed significantly. I'll return to this glacier in a separate post.
Iceland's glaciers are melting at an unprecedented rate.
This is not good news.
In August last year, one of the glaciers on the island: Okjökull was declared dead, having shrunk to the point where it lost its glacier status, and a plaque was erected to show this fact.
This Guardian article has an elegaic quality about it, written by someone whose parents spent time mapping the glaciers. There's also a map swipe tool where you can observe the glacier shrinking.
Andri Snær Magnason was asked by scientists to write the eulogy for the Okjokull glacier. He has been working on a new book on glaciers which will be out during 2020, and I shall be hopefully getting a copy and reviewing it.
I've noticed how the Solheimajökull glacier has retreated dramatically over the last decade that I've been visiting Iceland, and Jokulsarlon has also changed significantly. I'll return to this glacier in a separate post.
This BBC Radio 4 piece: 'Crossing Continents' explores more about this problem and is worth listening to again while you have the chance.
How is this affecting the lives of local people, and the identity of a nation that has ice in its name?
Maria Margaronis talks to Icelandic farmers and fishermen, scientists and environmental activists about their (sometimes surprising) responses to climate change, and asks why it’s so difficult even for those who see its effects from their windows every day to take in what it means.
As always, feel free to add a comment or contact me via Twitter @GeoBlogs to suggest other glacier-related websites or resources to add to the post.
How is this affecting the lives of local people, and the identity of a nation that has ice in its name?
Maria Margaronis talks to Icelandic farmers and fishermen, scientists and environmental activists about their (sometimes surprising) responses to climate change, and asks why it’s so difficult even for those who see its effects from their windows every day to take in what it means.
As always, feel free to add a comment or contact me via Twitter @GeoBlogs to suggest other glacier-related websites or resources to add to the post.
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