Greenland

Greenland’s ice sheet contains enough water to raise sea levels by several metres NASA A sediment core from underneath the Greenland ice sheet has provided the first direct evidence that much of the ice disappeared during an interglacial period 400,000 years ago, when global temperatures were similar to what they are…

In 1959, the United States began construction of a real-life version of the frozen Echo Base from The Empire Strikes Back. The plan for Camp Century was to test snow tunneling technologies in northwest Greenland, not far from the north pole, ostensibly for scientific research. Really, the US was flexing…

A cruise ship originating from Greenland has made a stop in Churchill — something the northern Manitoba town’s mayor says hasn’t happened in well over a decade. Michael Spence told 680 CJOB’s The Start that the arrival of the Silver Endeavour, a 10-deck luxury polar cruise ship with a 200-passenger…

This photo shows smoke rising from an illegal fire in the Amazon rainforest in Labrea, Amazonas state, Brazil, on September 15, 2021. (Image credit: MAURO PIMENTEL / Contributor via Getty Images) Earth's ecosystems may be careering toward collapse much sooner than scientists thought, a new study of our planet's warming…

During the last ice age, massive icebergs periodically broke off from an ice sheet covering a large swath of North America and discharged rapidly melting ice into the North Atlantic Ocean around Greenland, triggering abrupt climate change impacts across the globe. These sudden episodes, called Heinrich events, occurred between 16,000…

Los Glaciares National Park, PatagoniaPhoto: Mario Tama/Getty Images (Getty Images) Glaciers are losing more mass than either the Greenland or Antarctic ice sheets, according to a recent study published in Nature. Quartz Smart Investing with Jay Hatfield: Part 2 The study, the first to look at how fast the world’s…

STX Films, TriStar Pictures Former stuntman turned filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh has quickly made a name for himself as a director. Waugh began his directing career with numerous films based around the penal system, including 2008’s Kilmer & Dorff-led prison drama “Felon,” 2013’s Dwayne Johnson vehicle “Snitch” and 2017’s “Shot…

Why Antarctic ice shelves are losing their mass and how it leads to global sea level rise by Staff Writers Zhuhai City, China (SPX) May 19, 2023 The Greenland ice sheet (GIS) and Antarctic ice sheet (AIS) contribute largely to global mean sea level (GMSL) changes, though the seas surrounding…

Phoenix Aquila in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli locality has two completed and fully leased towers In today’s roundup of regional headlines, Singapore’s GIC completes its acquisition of a Hyderabad office complex, and Chinese state-owned builder Greenland readies its virtual asset trading platform in Hong Kong. Also in the news, Fitch plans to…

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2023 / Amaroq Minerals Ltd. (AIM, TSXV, NASDAQ First North:AMRQ), an independent mine development company with a substantial land package of gold and strategic mineral assets covering an area of 7,866.85 km2 in Southern Greenland, today makes the following notification pursuant to Schedule…