There’s a road in Iceland that circles the entire island, cutting through vast lava fields, skirting icy fjords, winding past volcanoes, and revealing sights that feel pulled from another planet.

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Marine experts say governments must protect fragile ecosystems from destructive practices such as bottom trawling and deep ...

Increasing interplay among extreme events and land subsidence impacts calls for urgent mitigation and policy action to reduce detrimental ramifications to infrastructure and people.

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