Chinese Arctic ship docks in Iceland
A Chinese icebreaker ship has crossed the Arctic and docked in Reykjavik Harbour.
Greenland Ice ‘could be gone in 10 years’
New data compiled by the European Space Agency (ESA) has suggested that Greenland’s ice sheet is melting much faster than previously thought.
Greenland ice melting ‘occurs in bursts’
Researchers have suggested that the depletion of the massive ice sheet in Greenland may be occurring in short spurts.
Iceland Fish values up 25 percent
Recent figures have shown a substantial rise in the total value of Iceland’s fishing harvest for the first quarter of 2012.
Danish Wadden Sea cow beef to get EU protected status
Meat from Danish Wadden Sea cows is to get the special ‘protected’ product status from European authorities.
Huge iceberg breaks off from glacier in Greenland
A chunk of ice two times the size of Manhattan Island has split from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier.
Lost seal not allowed to return to Iceland
A lost Icelandic seal that showed up in Lincolnshire, UK, will not be allowed to return to Iceland.
Iceland, Japan and Norway block UN whaling role
Whale hunting nations have denied the United Nations the ability to have greater influence on whaling policies.