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Innaarsuit is located on a small island in western Greenland, and the local economy revolves primarily around fishing.
We may need to rethink that old expression "Greenland is ice, Iceland is green." New research published Tuesday says that because of global warming, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting fast – and ...
The Greenland ice sheet lost 20 percent more ice than scientists previously thought, posing potential problems for ocean circulation and sea level rise, a study says.
Some 400,000 years ago, Greenland was, well, green, scientists say. According to a new study released Thursday, the massive island was an ice-free tundra landscape – perhaps covered by trees.
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches on its own, according to a study released Monday.
Greenland’s floating ice platforms — which hold back trillions of tons of ice that could cause sea level rise — are in stark decline, according to a new study.
Greenland ice melt will raise sea levels by nearly a foot, study says 05:06. Greenland has melted before, and as the climate warms, it will melt again — this time leading to what scientists warn ...
Greenland's ice sheet is second in size only to that of Antarctica, with both bodies stories about 68% of the world's freshwater resources, according to Copernicus, ...
Greenland’s northern ice shelves have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978, new research finds. Skip to main content. SECURITY. POLITICS. THE BIG STORY. BUSINESS. SCIENCE.
On top of this long-running process, Greenland is now losing ice due to modern-day climate change. The Greenland Ice Sheet is shedding approximately 262 gigatons of ice each year.
Until now Greenland ice cores -- a glimpse into long-running temperatures before thermometers -- hadn’t shown much of a clear signal of global warming on the remotest north central part of the ...
Recent temperatures in Greenland’s ice sheet—one of the primary culprits behind rising seas—were the warmest they’ve been in at least 1,000 years, according to a new report, ...