Greenland

By Mark Kaufman2020-07-01 16:21:43 UTC Earth is relentlessly heating. So it's strange that there's a persistent "cold blob" in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The cold blob (aka "warming hole") is like a glaring pimple, easily apparent on recent NASA surface temperature maps. As a whole, the ocean's surface…

A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team. The soft coral garden, presented in a new Frontiers in Marine Science paper,…

Updated / Sunday, 28 Jun 2020 17:16 Speak In Colours got up in time Shane Crosse rode the biggest winner of his career to date when Speak In Colours gamely held on in the Weatherbys Ireland Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh. Turned out again quickly by Joseph O'Brien having run…

Siberian huskiesPhoto: Thomas Frey (DPA/AFP via Getty Images)Scientists have traced the ancestry of modern sled dogs, such as Siberian huskies and Alaskan malamutes, all the way back to the end of the last ice age, highlighting an extraordinarily long period of genetic continuity.“Although sled dogs are one of the most…

The poetic photo series “I can’t go without you” by German photographer and writer Michael Schauer is a journey through the icy landscapes of the northern Arctic. Captured in different places (Greenland, Norway), these strong images radiate their magnificent colours. The scorching red sunset brings the images together and merges…

Ten years ago on the Greenland Ice Sheet I sat at a circular table in the cook tent of a seven-person research station. Wind banged and thrummed outside. A storm had been on us for days. After going out to pee, you’d stomp back inside sequined with the frozen glitter…

When you think of action blockbusters that invade cinemas and keep audiences on the edge of your seat, you think of Christopher Nolan, who is expected to release “Tenet” on July 17. And when you think of the person who is next in line and represents the current crop of…

Taking stock of our lossesEarth's ice sheets are melting and sea levels are rising, so it behooves us to understand better which climate processes are responsible for how much of the mass loss. Smith et al. estimated grounded and floating ice mass change for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets…

Thursday, June 04, 2020 We Must Present The Views of Senators It’s telling that @JBennet has run pieces by Tom Cotton advocating for military intervention in US cities and making the case for buying Greenland, but rejected these pieces from Cotton’s senate colleague. pic.twitter.com/5LdlYmdgKr— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 4, 2020…

A significant melt event is unfolding in Greenland this week. With temperatures nearly 20 degrees Fahrenheit higher than usual in some areas, the southern part of the ice sheet is melting at its highest rate this season. Forecasts suggest that the melting on Greenland’s South Dome—one of the highest elevations…