Around the world, organic soils store an incredibly large proportion of the terrestrial carbon pool. As the climate changes, these soils are releasing more carbon to the atmosphere, both directly as carbon dioxide, and indirectly, via water. Once the carbon is in surface waters, such as streams, rivers, reservoirs and lakes, it can decompose releasing […]

I had a couple of streams and lakes I wanted to visit on the south end of Eysturoy. These are approximately 5 km away from Tórshavn, and driving there is possible, thanks to a bridge across the Atlantic, here called Sundini. However, the drive is quite spectacular. It’s 70 km and takes over an hour […]