I traveled across the country of Iceland to explore the extreme weather events and document everything related to snow and ice through photography. When doing so, I observed Iceland’s glaciers to be massive in size and learned they were melting at an alarming rate.
Exploring Iceland’s Melting Glaciers
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Otherworldly Landscapes of Ice and Ash
Some of Iceland’s glaciers have dark colored layers of ash giving the appearance of a black and white photo. The black appearance is caused by volcanic eruptions where ash mixes with the snow and ice. The dark ash absorbs sunlight at a higher rate, which consistently leads to a faster melting process. These glaciers were surrounded by a great deal of meltwater.
Surrounded by this landscape and walking through the the fine dark ash gives the feeling of being on a different planet.
The Fury of Moving Ice
Glacier crevasses form as the glacier moves across uneven terrain. As the ice moves, it will stretch and crack creating these large gaps.
Glacier movement creates loud and startling noises of cracking and breaking. Standing on or near a glacier when this occurs can be a loud and frightening experience.
I had the opportunity to cross over several glaciers by means of climbing, hiking and snowmobile. These crevasses are amazingly beautiful, but extremely dangerous often measuring over 90 feet deep.
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