Greenland

During the Last Glacial Period some 11,500 years ago, Greenland went through massive changes called interstadial events. Then, it quickly oscillated between lower and higher temperatures, which melted and then refroze (and then melted again) massive ice sheets in the region. Geological records appear to show that around the same time that…

Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than 1.25 metres of water, a new study said.According to a study released on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra…

Environment 20 August 2020 By Michael Le Page An iceberg in Disko Bay, Greenland. Much of Greenland’s annual ice mass loss occurs through calving of icebergs such as this one.Ian Joughin, University of WashiGreenland lost more ice in 2019 than in any other year since measurements began. The ice sheet…

Seth Borenstein, Ap Science Writer Updated 1:27 pm CDT, Thursday, August 20, 2020 FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2019 file photo, a woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland. According to a study released on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, Greenland…

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Frank Jordans, Associated Press Updated 12:18 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 BERLIN (AP) — A German icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international expedition in the high Arctic has reached the North Pole, after making an unplanned detour there due to lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions. Expedition leader Markus Rex said…

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This early Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 file photo shows an aerial view of large Icebergs floating as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland. Felipe Dana/The Associated Press Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the…

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Home News Climate scientist Konrad Steffen stands on the ice in Greenland in 2008. (Image: © Jim Kastengren/CIRES and CU Boulder) Konrad Steffen, a world-renowned climate scientist, died  at the age of 68 on Saturday (Aug. 8) in an accident in Greenland.Steffen, the Director of the Swiss Federal Institute for…