Over the weekend, Iceland held a funeral to honor its first glacier to die. Roughly 100 activists hiked two hours to the top of the volcano where the glacier, Okjokull, once loomed large over the ...

Climate change is causing glaciers like Sólheimajökull, Vatnajökull and Hoffellsjökull to melt. As the world’s atmosphere heats up due to excessive greenhouse gas emissions, glaciers are melting and ...

From North America to Europe and beyond, these breathtaking mountain ranges let you witness ancient glaciers up close, ...

This story originally appeared on Undark and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A 30-meter, Komelon-branded measuring tape, a pencil, and a yellow paper form are all Hallsteinn Haraldsson ...

Iceland has witnessed 1.8 million international tourists in the first nine months of 2025 despite reports that its appeal has ...

Death certificates and commemorative plaques aren’t something you’d normally associate with a glacier. But that is exactly how Iceland recently mourned the loss of 700-year-old Okjökull, the first of ...

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 ...

Iceland on Sunday honours the passing of Okjokull, its first glacier lost to climate change, as scientists warn that some 400 others on the subarctic island risk the same fate. A bronze plaque will be ...

With 11 percent of the landmass covered in ice, rapidly ebbing glaciers are threatening to reshape Iceland’s landscape, and Haraldsson, 74, is part of a contingent of volunteer glacier monitors who ...

REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Icelandair celebrated the launch of its new glacier-themed Boeing 757-200 airplane this past weekend by flying the special-liveried aircraft over the glacier it was named for.

The Okjökull Glacier, now known as "Ok," lost its glacier status in 2014. Researchers and members of the Icelandic community will commemorate the first lost glacier with a plaque and memorial service ...

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 ...