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Náttúra Mývatnssveitar og Laxár
(State Research station at Mývatn) - Links to short straightforward accounts in English on the landscape, geology, biology, history and archaeology of the Mývatn area. Many embedded links to related websites.
URL: http://www.hi.is/HI/Stofn/Myvatn/isl/nathisis.htm
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 79
Náttúrurannsóknastöðin við Mývatn
(Mývatn State Research station) - in Icelandic. This web page gives links to information on the ecosystem in the Mývatn lake and surrounding area. Covers the effects of the diatomite mining activities from the lake bottom and the bird life. Good reference
URL: http://www.hi.is/HI/Stofn/Myvatn/isl/prois.htm
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 76
Rannsóknastofnun byggingariðnarans
(Website in Icelandic) sinnir fjölmörgum verkefnum á sviði rannsókna og mannvirkjagerðar.
URL: http://www.rabygg.is/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 67
Desertification in Iceland
(RALA) - Soil Erosion and desertification is a major environmental issue in Iceland. These web pages explain: Research and Assessment Program. Degradation of Icelandic Ecosystems. Icelandic Soils and Soil Erosion. Soil Conservation and Reclamation. Soil E
URL: http://www.rala.is/desert/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 72
Effect of Diatomite Mining
(Mývatn Research Station) - Includes pages on: What is diatomite? What is it used for? How is it mined? Who owns the factory? Impact on birds.|Impact on ground water. Impact on vegetation. Impact on food chain. Impact on landscape. Emission. The Future.
URL: http://www.hi.is/HI/Stofn/Myvatn/diatmin.htm
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 73
Er jörðinn að hitna?
(Águst H Bjarnason, RT hf) - very well written account(both English and Icelandic versions) of connection between climatic change and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, treated in a critical way and with reference to other theories. Many good links
URL: http://www.rt.is/ahb/sol/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 64
Groundwater and Surface Water Backgrounder
Brief summary on the problems of water use facing the world.Reporting on the Environment: A Handbook for Journalists, by Sharon M. Friedman and Kenneth A. Friedman, published by the Asian Forum of Environmental Journalists
URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/~kaf3/books/reporting/water.html
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 66
Landsvirkjun
Home page of Landsvirkjun the national provider and distributor of electricity in Iceland. Of special interest are web pages devoted to environmental problems caused by electricity development. This is currently a very important and controversial issue. English version available.
URL: http://www.lv.is/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 65
Landsvirkjun (ísl. útgáfan)
sjá ensk. lýsing
URL: http://www.lv.is/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 60
Field trip to Mývatn, Tjörnes and Jökulsárgljúfur
(Kristján Jónasson). Field trip guide with maps. General geology of the area described with brief explanation of the Jökulsá canyon caused by catastrophic flooding, eruption history and also a short account of the Tjörnes fracture zone. A useful list of f
URL: http://www.norvol.hi.is/html_i/geol_i/trip4_i.html
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 75
Orkustofnun - vatnamælingar
Web pages from the hydrological department of the National Energy Authority of Iceland. Includes quarterly reviews of runoff with maps and graphs since 1995 (icel. Skjáráttan). Open access is available to automatic recording of water level and calculated
URL: http://www.os.is/vatnam/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 22
Steve´s Web Site (Geology of Iceland)
Carefully constructed website. The Geology of Iceland section consists of a one-page summary of the geology, while image links open pop up windows with more detail on certain topics such as key historical eruptions. Other active text in the geological sum
URL: http://www.lonker.net/nature_geology_3.htm
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 29
Geothermal utilisation in Iceland
National Energy Authority (OS) Map of Iceland showing how geothermal energy resources are used in different parts of the country (6 groups).
URL: http://www.os.is/page/english/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 66
Hitaveita Suðurnesja
describes some background geology, geothermal energy in general and the technology behind the heating plant.
URL: http://www.hs.is/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 63
Laki, Iceland 1783
Brief account of the Skaftáreldar eruption.
URL: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/Gases/laki.html
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 72
Nesjavellir (Orkuveita Reykjavíkur)
(icelandic). Nesjavellir is a geothermal powerplant utilising high temperature geothermal energy from the Hengill volcanic system. |Jarðhitasvæðið á Nesjavöllum er hluti af háhitasvæði Hengilsins. Vefsíðan gefur upplýsingar um virkjunina jarðfræði,jarðhit
URL: http://www.or.is/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 64
Skaftáreldar 1783 (Hamfarir)
Illustrated account of the historical eruptio which had far reaching effects on man and climate.
URL: http://www.islandia.is/hamfarir/jardfraedilegt/eldgos/skaftareldar.html
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 66
The Laki and Grimsvötn eruptions of 1783 and 85
Volcano World. Discussion of these large eruptions which are believed to have far reaching effects on climate.
URL: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/europe_west_asia/laki.html
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 69
Volcanoes and Climate, Past and Present
NASA site - brief discussion of large eruptions which produce aerosols, causing climatic change
URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/intro/stothers_02/
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 69
Þjórsárhraun -
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN ICELAND FOLLOWING THE GREAT THJORSA LAVA ERUPTION 7800 14C YEARS BP - Árni Hjartarson OS
URL: http://www.os.is/~ah/thjorsa-lava.html
Date Added: 30 Aug 2005
Clickthroughs: 73
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