Ice loss from Northeastern Greenland significantly underestimated
Ice is continuously streaming off Greenland's melting glaciers at an accelerating rate, dramatically increasing global sea levels. New results published ...
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Observations confirm model predictions of sea-level change from Greenland melt
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Sept. 29, 2022—Rising sea levels from melting glaciers and ice sheets pose an increasing threat to coastal ...
Fish “chock-full” of antifreeze protein found in iceberg habitats off Greenland
New research based on an expedition to the icy waters off Greenland reveals soaring levels of antifreeze proteins in a ...
Newly documented population of polar bears in Southeast Greenland sheds light on the species’ future in a warming Arctic
Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland. The polar bears survive with limited ...
Rapid glacial advance reconstructed during the time of Norse occupation in Greenland
Boulder, Colo., USA: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice body in the world, and it has the ...
Rewriting the history books: Why the Vikings left Greenland
AMHERST, Mass. – One of the great mysteries of late medieval history is why did the Norse, who had established ...
Greenland ice sheet may halve in volume by year 3000
As a result of global warming in the 21st century, the Greenland ice sheet may contribute several metres to sea-level ...
Giant impact crater in Greenland occurred a few million years after dinosaurs went extinct
Danish and Swedish researchers have dated the enormous Hiawatha impact crater, a 31 km-wide meteorite crater buried under a kilometer ...
Accelerating melt rate makes Greenland Ice Sheet world’s largest ‘dam’
Researchers have observed extremely high rates of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet, caused by huge quantities ...
Changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet volume lag climate changes, such that today’s climate could still be affecting its size in thousands of years’ time
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Using the Earth’s noise to see beneath the Greenland ice sheet
The noise created by the Earth’s movements has been used to build up a detailed picture of the geological conditions ...
Increased frequency of extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk
Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past ...
Researchers find the dynamics behind the remarkable August 2018 Greenland polynya formation
A polynya is a region of open water that is surrounded by sea ice. These areas fluctuate throughout seasons, and ...