of the
hazard are related to how risky the hazard is perceived to
be (e.g., dread, unknown, and exposure, Fischhoff et al.
1978)
4. Cultural theory (Douglas, 1978; Douglas & Wildavsky,
1982)- worldviews are important for how we respond to
risks: egalitarians, individualists, hierarchists, and fatalists
(Sjöberg, 2000)
4
(1) Environmental risks
• Uncertain and have strongly delayed consequences, occurring
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visibility in the S-part, but lower clouds in the SE later with a few showers of sleet. Tops at 5.000 to 13.000 FT.
Visual flight conditions in Iceland:
Poor in the N-part. Mostly good in the S-part, but marginal in the SE later.
Freezing level:
At or near SFC, but up to 2000 FT in the S.
Atmospheric or cloud icing:
LGT.
Turbulence:
Mostly LGT.
Other information:
NIL
/weather/aviation/llf-iceland/
of faulting took place during the June 2000 earthquake sequence in southern Iceland.
The star denotes the source of the large earthquake that occurred south-west of Ingólfsfjall.
Significant earthquake activity has taken place west of the main fault; this is the location where a magnitude 5 earthquake occurred in November 1998, making it unlikely that a large earthquake will occur in this region
/about-imo/news/nr/1312
was broken by an astounding 1,7 degree margin, the former record being 18.8 degrees, measured in Eskifjörður in the Eastern Fjords on 28 March 2000.
Many local maximum temperature records where also exceeded, amongst those at Teigarhorn in the Eastern Fjords where the maximum rose to 18.2 degrees. The daily recording of maximum temperature at Teigarhorn began in 1872 and the new record exceeded
/about-imo/news/nr/2459
of a warming climate in the country.The Icelandic
Meteorological Office, The Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Iceland and
the Southeast Iceland Nature Centre have published a newsletter briefly describing
glacier changes since about 1900 along with the results of monitoring of glacier
termini, glacier mass balance and crustal movements induced by glacier changes in
recent years.Since 2000/about-imo/news/glaciers-in-iceland-continue-to-retreat
IMO at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2017
17.10.2017
The Fifth Arctic Circle
Assembly was held in the Harpa Conference Center in Reykjavík on October 13-15.
The symposium was attended by 2000 delegates from more
/about-imo/news/imo-at-the-arctic-circle-assembly-2017
meteorological station back to 1831 is also shown. All 13 scenarios are shown (see text for
explanations). The figures show the difference of the mean annual temperature of
glaciological years (starting in October of the previous year and ending in September of
the respective year) with respect to the average of the period 1981–2000. ....................... 18
Figure 6. Mean discharge seasonality
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at the peak of the so called Little Ice Age during the 1890s and also the outlines as they were around the year 2000.
The map distinguishes surging glaciers from other outlet glaciers, and identifies all known sub-glacial volcanic calderas. Featured are the names of all named glaciers and the map includes a brochure and a list of glacier names.
The Map of Glaciers can be used for both tourism
/about-imo/arctic/map-of-glaciers/
The western cauldron in Vatnajökull ice cap on 19 August 2000, shortly after jökulhlaup in river Skaftá which originated in the cauldron. Photo: Oddur Sigurðsson.
The SVALI project examines the complex effects of climate change on the Arctic environment, especially as glaciers, ice and snow. The projects main research questions are as follows:
How fast is land ice volume in the Arctic
/about-imo/arctic/svali/
Plate.
The source fault of one of the earthquakes of 2000 will be visited before we cross the plate boundary back to the North America Plate.
The guide will be Professor Páll Einarsson of the University of Iceland.
The trip, departing from Reykjavík on Saturday 31 October, will last about nine hours. The estimated cost of the trip is 5000 ISK (30 EUR). This fee covers the hire of a bus
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