concern in her voice as she looks out the large picture windows of Röst café toward the long pier of Reykjavík’s old harbour. The area is always bustling with activity of tourists shuffling onto the large whale watching ships docked there or, in more recent years, the agile RIB boats that promise to get thrill-seeking nature lovers up close to puffins, harbour porpoises and the massive, majestic whales swimming in the cold seas not far off Iceland’s coast.
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Iceland’s Low Carbon Illusion — The Reykjavík Grapevine
We are living in a time where every aspect of our daily lives is touched by the effects of the climate crisis. We see it first hand here in Iceland. Glaciers are melting, weather patterns are changing, wildlife populations are in decline. None of this is new. We’ve been living in a world affected by the impact of human activity since the very dawn of humanity. After all, all living creatures impact their surroundings and environments in some way, no matter how lightly they tread.