A growing number of research studies warn that the ocean circulation system Amoc could be approaching a tipping point already this century. Something that would lead to severe cooling in Sweden, and that has prompted the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) to begin assessing the risks this could pose to society.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is travelling to Iceland on Monday with the aim of increasing the country’s economic and military presence in the Arctic.
Two whales have been killed off the coast of Iceland during a commercial whaling expedition, according to local media reports.
The Icelandic government gives the go-ahead for whaling this year.
Erlendur Bogason considers Eyafjör∂ur in northern Iceland to be his backyard. He has dived here for over 25 years and has not just become familiar with the fjord and its inhabitants but has made some surprising fish friends. The close contact that Erlendur has with Stephanie, the Wolffish and the other residents of this marine protected area is astonishing. It gives us a whole new insight into the complexity of fish behaviour and how they interact.
For 16 years, the puffin population has declined in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Until this year. Now the scientist believes that the bad trend can reverse
