It had a terrible explosion in 1326 which buried almost a third of the country under gravel and forced farmers to evacuate all along the south coast. This was Iceland’s largest historical explosive eruption. Biggest volcanic eruptions in Iceland. An eruption occurred again in 1727, this one ...
A case about the Hekluskógar woodlands restoration project, an ambitious large-scale restoration project in Iceland to restore the provision of valuable ecosystem services and increase resilience to natural disasters like tephra deposition from volcanic eruptions; a case about diversification of land use...
The “Great Wall” is actually a number of walls that run along the historical Northern borders of China, that were built to protect the Chinese against invasions from Eurasia. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, it is the longest wall in the world – it’s even visible from ...
Located along the main road (Route 54) in Grundarfjordur, Iceland, Kirkjufell is considered one of the most photographed mountains in the world.Game of Thronesfans may recognize “church mountain” (named for its uncanny resemblance to a church’s steeple) from the show’s seasons 6 and 7...
Interestingly, the same researchers persuaded the retail chain to run an experiment with them and slightly raise staffing levels to the amount that their analysis of historical data suggests would be ideal. Yes, labor costs obviously jumped when they did that, but so did profits. In retail, lab...
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