Greenland

Home News The newly discovered island is extremely small, and will likely not be around for a long time. (Image credit: Morten Rasch) In July, a group of scientists accidentally found themselves on a tiny island in northern Greenland made up of mounds of silt and gravel.  The expeditioners thought…

This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “We started hearing a noise, like breaking, or coins falling,” says Marco Tedesco, a climate scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. He makes a loud, sustained crunching sound, recreating what he…

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COPENHAGEN - Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world's northernmost landmass -- a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters.  Researchers came upon the landmass on an expedition in July, and initially thought they had reached Oodaaq, up until now the…

New world's 'northernmost' island found But rocky outcrop north of Greenland could be swamped by seawater at any time, say researchers published : 28 Aug 2021 at 17:45 An image provided by the Leister Expedition shows a tiny island that members now believe is the world's northernmost point of land.…

Home News There are many hidden wonders beneath Greenland's ice sheet. (Image credit: Martin Zwick/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group) Fridtjof Nansen, the leader of the first expedition to cross Greenland, once described what he found in the Arctic as "the great adventure of the ice, deep and pure as infinity." Nansen, who…

The all-electric ExtremeE championship will see the latest round play out this weekend. The 6.68km track will put driver’s to the test, with this round will take place in Greenland. The Arctic X Prix will see the off-road Extreme E cars race the Russell Glacier near Kangerlussuaq. For those new…

A recent satellite image of the southwestern portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet shows the existence of cerulean blue pockmarks — phenomena that provide scientists with a worrying message about sea-level rise and the risk of massively consequential changes in ocean behavior. Why it matters: The melt ponds, rivers and…

Home News Icebergs near Ilulissat, Greenland. (Image credit: Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Rain has fallen on the summit of Greenland's ice sheet for the first time in recorded history, heightening concerns about the already precarious condition of its ice. An unprecedented 7 billion tons (6.3 billion metric tons) of…

Rain has fallen on the summit of Greenland’s huge ice cap for the first time on record. Temperatures are normally well below freezing on the 3,216-metre (10,551ft) peak, and the precipitation is a stark sign of the climate crisis. Scientists at the US National Science Foundation’s summit station saw rain…