Topic: Iceland

Hjalmar R. Bardarson, © Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson—Arctic Images
Out There

Iceland: Living with Volcanoes

Tuesday, July 3, 2012 | 0

In addition to his own pictures, Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson scanned and preserved hundreds of archival photos of volcanoes for his new book, Magma: Icelandic Volcanoes.

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Green Renaissance—EPA
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TIME Picks the Most Surprising Photos of 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011 | 2

A cat with two faces, rail tracks buckled by the shifting earth after an earthquake in New Zealand, the police rescue of a girl held hostage by her father—these are just a few of the compelling and surprising images to have emerged beyond the main news cycle this year.

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The Best Pictures of the Week, May 20 – May 27

Friday, May 27, 2011 | 1

This week: Obama tours Europe, the Grimsvoetn volcano erupts; tornadoes and floods hit the US; fighting continues on Misratah’s frontline; a Slovakian hospital provides music therapy for newborn babies; and shuttle astronaut Andrew Fuestel walks in space.

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Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson—Arctic Images
The Backstory

High Above the Glacier

Thursday, May 26, 2011 | 0

Icelandic photographer Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson recounts his flight over a volcano spewing 10,000 to 20,000 tons of ash per second.

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Jon Gustafsson—Reuters
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Iceland’s Grimsvotn Volcano Erupts

Sunday, May 22, 2011 | 0

Iceland’s most active volcano erupted Saturday — just over a year after another eruption on the North Atlantic island shut down European air traffic for days. The powerful volcanic eruption sent a plume of ash, smoke and steam 12 miles into the air.

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