it's not only Iceland's largest glacier but the largest in Europe. It's said that if Vatnajökull was spread evenly over the entirety of Iceland, it would form a 98-foot-thick layer of ice.

Iceland is the largest and most active desert ... the cryosphere,” says Dagsson-Waldhauserova, pointing at the Myrdalsjokull glacier in front of us. When the black sand creates a layer of ...

An "unusually large" ice volcano in Iceland could be about to blow after ... The volcano is mostly covered by a glacier, and its 25-square-mile (65 square kilometers) caldera is filled with ...

Nicetravel Iceland's tours are lauded by travelers ... takes visitors to Sólheimajökull glacier – an outlet glacier of the Myrdalsjokull ice cap. It's the closest glacier to Reykjavík ...

Is Iceland on the brink of the next natural disaster? Following a series of violent earthquakes, a possible volcanic eruption is expected at Europe's largest glacier. The local conditions could ...

More than 130 earthquakes were registered Tuesday at Iceland's large Bardarbunga volcano ... volcanic systems located under Europe's biggest glacier Vatnajokull. In the event of a subglacial ...

Over the weekend, officials held a funeral for Iceland’s first dead glacier, and it was a powerful reminder of the impact climate change is having on our world. At first glance, a funeral for a ...

Now it seems to be melting faster than ever. Joining us on the glacier is Snaevarr Gudmundsson, an understated, avuncular man who is one of Iceland's most renowned glaciologists. He has been ...