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Ghostly satellite image captures the Arctic ‘losing its soul’ Greenland

Ghostly satellite image captures the Arctic ‘losing its soul’

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…
bubmag
August 30, 2021
The latest round of Extreme E is on this weekend. Watch the all-electric, off-road Arctic X Prix in Greenland Greenland

The latest round of Extreme E is on this weekend. Watch the all-electric, off-road Arctic X Prix in Greenland

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…
bubmag
August 27, 2021
Greenland’s extraordinary rainfall and melt event could portend faster ice melt Greenland

Greenland’s extraordinary rainfall and melt event could portend faster ice melt

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…
bubmag
August 26, 2021
Rain falls on Greenland’s summit for first time in recorded history Greenland

Rain falls on Greenland’s summit for first time in recorded history

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…
bubmag
August 20, 2021