Researchers discover world’s ‘northernmost’ island
Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world's northernmost landmass -- a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that…
5 years ago
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Rain on Greenland ice sheet signals climate change risk
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Rain fell at the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet -- possibly for the first time…
5 years ago
Heatwave causes massive melt of Greenland ice sheet
Greenland's ice sheet has experienced a "massive melting event" during a heatwave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees…
5 years ago
Extreme melt reduced Greenland ice sheet storage: study
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- The vast melting of Greenland's ice sheet caused by unusually high temperatures in…
5 years ago
Sea level: Greenland ice loss worst in 12,000 years
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse Ice loss from Greenland's massive ice sheet will cause sea levels to rise more during…
6 years ago
Massive chunk of Greenland’s largest glacier crashes into sea
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- A massive chunk of ice -- larger than the city of Paris -- has broken off…
6 years ago
Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to…
6 years ago
Greenland ice melting past ‘tipping point’: study
by Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- The melting of Greenland's ice cap has gone so far that it is…
6 years ago
Alarms ring as Greenland ice loss causes 40% of 2019 sea level rise
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The kilometres-thick icesheet that covers Greenland saw a near-record imbalance last year…
6 years ago
Greenland confirms first case of coronavirus
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) -- Greenland announced its first case of the novel coronavirus on Monday, as the autonomous Danish Arctic…
6 years ago
Six-fold jump in polar ice loss lifts global oceans
by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) -- Greenland and Antarctica are shedding six times more ice than during the 1990s,…
6 years ago
Greenland ice loss faster than expected
by Bryan McManus Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The melting of Greenland's massive ice sheet is happening much faster…
7 years ago
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