Mr. Magnason is an Icelandic writer and filmmaker, he wrote from Reykjavik. Ms. Hallgrimsdottir is an Icelandic photographer.

A system of dams and reservoirs was designed to hold in floodwaters. Crews monitor the water coming into the system and ...

Texas has more than 200 volcanoes. But don’t worry, they’re extinct. Still, they make for a pretty cool road trip stop.