Ice from Svinafellsjokull glacier floats in a meltwater lake as the glacier looms behind near Svinafell, Iceland, August 13, 2021. /CFP

Iceland is feeling a strong impact from global warming. Since the 1990s, 90 percent of Iceland's glaciers have been retreating and projections for the future show a continued and strong reduction in the size of its major ice caps. /CFP

Svinafellsjokull, one of the most popular spots for tourists, movie fans and fantasy geeks in search of the otherworldly, is one of dozens of glacier tongues that descend from Vatnajokull, Iceland's biggest ice cap. /CFP