Greenland

Credit: CC0 Public Domain The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster today than it did only a few years ago. The reason: it's not just melting on the surface—but underwater, too. AWI researchers have now found an explanation for the intensive melting on the ice's underside, and published their findings…

Sure, but has Madagascar closed it's ports yet? Seems not, but greenland?this virus is hoarding dna points

Why, hello there! An adorable polar bear in Greenland was seen waving to a tourist. Roshan Ranjwani was on a photography expedition in a boat along the east coast of Greenland when he saw the big beast perched on an iceberg and rolling around, reported Sout…

Here's the deal.  Humanity is on pace to heat Earth by around 3 degrees Celsius, or 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit, above pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures by the century's end.  That level of warming would be devastating. Why? The world has warmed by a little…

The seabed is sinking under the weight of water from melting ice caps

AbstractSea-level histories during the two most recent deglacial–interglacial intervals show substantial differences1,2,3 despite both periods undergoing similar changes in global mean temperature4,5 and forcing from greenhouse gases6. Although the last interglaciation (LIG) experienced stronger boreal summer insolation forcing than the present interglaciation7, understanding why LIG global mean sea level may…

AbstractSea-level histories during the two most recent deglacial–interglacial intervals show substantial differences1,2,3 despite both periods undergoing similar changes in global mean temperature4,5 and forcing from greenhouse gases6. Although the last interglaciation (LIG) experienced stronger boreal summer insolation forcing than the present interglaciation7, understanding why LIG global mean sea level may…

Scientists have struggled to understand why, after hundreds of years, Vikings suddenly abandoned their Greenland colony. New research suggests their economic over-reliance on walrus tusksa valuable but dwindling trade commodityhad a lot to do with it. Viking…