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Chris 🦑 @sturmsucht@mastodon.social · 5d ago
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Aug 06, 2026
Good morning, friends, wherever you might be! I've just published another PeerTube video for you to enjoy. This time it's Háifoss; at 122 metres it's the fourth highest waterfall in Iceland. https://peertube.wtf/w/ka57T22xjCuSh9pv65ymzz #PeerTube #Iceland #video
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Levka @LevZadov@kolektiva.social · Aug 04, 2026
#ClimateCrisis #volcanoes #Iceland "Keeping an Eye on Iceland: Volcanoes and Climate Change In fact, the Arctic is warming nearly four times as fast as the rest of the world.5) This phenomenon is known as Arctic Amplification, which can be calculated across different regions of the Arctic from weather stations around the globe. In particular, the Arctic Amplification for Iceland shows that warming is twice as fast as the rest of the world, compared to other Arctic regions like northern Siberia that are warming as much as seven times as fast. While the warming climate in Iceland may not be as fast as Siberia, it is still too high to keep polar ice sheets frozen.) When ice sheets melt rapidly, hazards can result in loss of infrastructure, livestock, and life. Specifically in Iceland, this includes at least two hazards influenced by climate change: jökulhlaups (glacial outburst floods) and even volcanic eruptions. Volcanic eruptions and climate change may sound like an odd connection at first, but it is very relevant in Iceland. Of the 41 active volcanic systems in Iceland, 12 of them are under Icelandic glaciers.) In addition, the most active volcano in Iceland, Grímsvötn, and Iceland’s largest volcanic system, Bárðarbunga, are both under ice. As the glaciers continue to melt due to increasing warming, volcanic pressure that has built up underneath is no longer constrained by the weight of the glacier, creating new pathways for magma migration. Thus, it is important to study how these unique volcanic systems have evolved through time." https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/keeping-eye-iceland-volcanoes-climate-change/
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David Perris @D_Perris@pix.anduin.net · Aug 04, 2026

People go to Iceland, and rave about the majestic scenery. Well, that is true, but the array of wildflowers that come out in the summer is also amazing.

July 2026

  1. Lupins (all over Iceland)

  2. View of assorted wildflowers.

  3. Cottongrass, near Seljalandsfoss.

  4. Alpine Catchfly, near Dettifoss.

  5. Sea Campion (?), near Dettifoss.

  6. Blue Himalayan poppies in Akureyri Botanical Gardens

  7. Laburnum tree in Akureyri Botanical Gardens

#Iceland #Plants #Wildflowers #Bloomscrolling #Flora #Blumen

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Lo Sherlock del Fediverso @francal@mastodon.uno · Aug 04, 2026

“Hello, Greenland!”: Trump vuole l’isola, la Danimarca risponde schierando i giovani

https://eurofocus.adnkronos.com/fatti/trump-groenlandia-danimarca-diplomazia-europea-meme-truth-social/

Così il presidente degli Stati Uniti ha rilanciato con forza il suo piano per annettere l’isola

#Trump #iceland #groenlandia

@attualita

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Robert Sanscartier @Snoro@mastodon.social · Aug 04, 2026
#Iceland Keeping an Eye on Iceland: Volcanoes and Climate Change Research suggests climate change can increase eruptions beneath ice. Iceland helps study how climate change and volcanoes interact https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/keeping-eye-iceland-volcanoes-climate-change/ #ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Aug 04, 2026
Áróra Another night, another good forecast for aurora but not for weather. By 7pm we were parked in a safe place and armed with tripods and cameras, warm clothes, and our books to read, waiting to see what transpired. It was quiet until about 9pm when three things happened. The clouds began to break up, the aurora began to dance, and we quickly unloaded the cameras! Early November, Berufjörður in eastern Iceland. #AuroraTuesday #NorthernLights #aurora #AuroraBorealis #Iceland #Photography
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Firda @firda@sunny.garden · Aug 03, 2026
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Ugly Reykjavik @uglyreykjavik.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Jul 29, 2026
A little peek at the cabin and its surroundings. #Iceland #video #landscape #nature #abandoned #decay #trees #countryside #rural
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Jul 29, 2026
Splash! North-eastern Iceland in September, and a really beautiful day for whale-watching. We'd been out in the bay on a restored oak fishing trawler for a couple of hours, and were about to turn back when a mixed pod of long-finned pilot whale led by bottlenose dolphins began to race alongside us. In the background, dropping into the bay, is Purkafoss waterfall. Skjálfandi¹ in north-eastern Iceland. ¹ 𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙤𝙬𝙡-𝘧𝘷𝘢𝘯-𝘥𝘦𝘦 #WaterfallWednesday #OceanWednesday #MeerMittwoch #Iceland #Photography
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Mart Rosen @martrosen@vebinet.com · Jul 29, 2026
The European Union should push stronger for building more data centers and clean energy. Data centers require a lot of energy which could be provided from clean energy sources. For this, Iceland could become Europe's digital infrastructure capital as it has strong privacy laws, established ecosystem, vast sources of clean energy. #DataCenters #CleanEnergy #GreenEnergy #sustainability #infrastructure #EU #Europe #Iceland #privacy
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Firda @firda@sunny.garden · Jul 27, 2026
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Jul 27, 2026
Cloud Cap October, and we're travelling south through the Eastfjords of Iceland. Reaching the end of Breiðdalur valley and before we climbed the steep road to Breiðdalsheiði and Öxi pass, we stopped to stretch our legs and admire the mountains around us. Heading towards Berufjörður in Fjarðabyggð. The mountain is Dýristindur. #MountainsMonday #Iceland #Photography
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Gurre Vildskägg @Gurre@mastodon.nu · Jul 26, 2026
Tomorrow, July 27 2026, early voting begins in the Icelandic referendum on continuing membership talks with the EU. IMO: Welcome, and please do join us in the Union! But it has to be something the Icelandic people want. https://www.icelandreview.com/news/early-voting-opens-next-week-ahead-of-icelands-eu-referendum/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Icelandic_European_Union_membership_negotiations_referendum #EU #Iceland #IcelandReferendum #IcelandEU #EarlyVoting
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Jul 26, 2026
Steamy Standing on a 500 metre long lava bubble with a crack along the top. This lava sheet was lifted by groundwater steam while still soft and hot, creating lava caves when it cooled. One of them - Kvennagjá - contains a pool of water and was a popular bathing spot until geological activity made it too hot. It's now closed to the public. Grjótagjá¹ in Reykahlið, north-eastern Iceland. The mountain is Sellandafjall. ¹ 𝙂𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙝-𝘵𝘢-𝘨𝘺𝘰𝘸 #SilentSunday #StillerSonntag #Iceland #Photography
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Jul 25, 2026
Storm Front Tornadoes in Iceland are very rare, but this strong curve of cloud connected with a distant column that seemed to be spinning. The coffee colour of the water was due to glacial flour, and the deep ripples in the lake show how windy it was. November: Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant in Fljótsdalshérað. Looking across Hálslón reservoir towards Sandfell island - which was a 678 metre mountain - and Vatnajökull glacier, south-eastern Iceland. #SaturdayScenery #Iceland #Photography
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Firda @firda@sunny.garden · Jul 24, 2026
A view of the fjord from the window of a bedroom at the Herring Era Museum in Siglufjörður, Iceland. It's a good place too kill the time while waiting for the pouring rain to stop. (May 2013) #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Iceland #Travel #TravelPhotography
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Jul 23, 2026
Scale Something about glaciers that many people don't realise is just how big they are. This one is ≈ 2000 metres high and 800m wide at its terminus. If you look closely at the photo there small coloured dots in the distance. Those are cars parked at the start of the trail to the snout which is ≈ 700m walk. You can also see the debris from the huge 2013 landslide over the foot of the glacier. Svínafellsjökull outlet glacier in south-eastern Iceland. #GlacierThursday #Iceland #Photography
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Mo @mo@icelandphotos.co.uk · Jul 21, 2026
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Nitrogen Fringe Green is the most common colour seen during auroral displays. It's produced when charged solar particles collide with oxygen molecules at altitudes of 100 to 300 km. Sometimes the lower edge of an aurora will have a pink tinge, which is produced by ionised nitrogen at altitudes below 100 km. On this November night, we saw it during an intense KP7 geomagnetic storm. Berufjörður in eastern Iceland. #AuroraTuesday #NorthernLights #aurora #AuroraBorealis #Iceland #Photography
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