Giant metallic ‘steed’ traverses Iceland’s threatened glacier

Giant metallic ‘steed’ traverses Iceland’s threatened glacier

Malay Mail Online - Life·2020-10-29 05:00

This aerial picture shows the red painted ‘glacier bus’, a 15 metre-long bus fitted with massive tires, driving at Langjokull ice cap in Iceland, October 1, 2020. — AFP pic

LANGJOKULL (Iceland), Oct 29 — Instead of a slow slog on snowshoes, a giant bus sweeps passengers at up to 60 kilometres an hour across Iceland’s second largest glacier, which scientists predict will likely be nearly gone by the end of the century.

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