View on Iceland: Politics, Volcanoes and Natural Beauty
Photo: Ómar Óskarsson
Once you finished browsing Iceland Monitor’s wide selection of news , events and features , you might like to have a look at some other Iceland-related material from around the world that we shall be collecting for you weekly.
1. ‘
After the football
’ –
The Arctic Journal
Post-Euro 2016 Iceland is in the world’s spotlight – but what can the world expect to see from Iceland over the coming months, in terms of national politics, foreign relations and international trade? Marc Lanteigne takes a look...
Read After the football - Iceland’s foreign policy, by Marc Lanteigne
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Ómar Óskarsson
2. ‘Chasing a Volcano’ –
Quartz
A video account of the work conducted by a group of seismologists from Cambridge University, monitoring the run-up to and commencement of the 2014 eruption of Iceland’s Bárðarbunga volcano.
Read What it’s like to chase Iceland’s biggest volcanic eruption in 200 years, by Akshat Rathi
Photo: Iceland Monitor/Árni Sæberg
3. ‘
48 Pictures That Prove Iceland Is Actually Another Planet
’ –
BuzzFeed
This does exactly what it says on the tin! No text, just a stunning compilation of mind-blowing photographs by Chelsey Pippin, showing why Iceland is famous for being one of the most beautiful places on earth.
Read 48 Pictures That Prove Iceland Is Actually Another Planet, by Chelsey Pippin
Photo: Brynjar Gauti
Check in next week for more Iceland Monitor picks from online media. If you find any interesting articles or opinion pieces on Iceland that you think might be right for View on Iceland , please let us know at icelandmonitor@mbl.is .
