Greenland

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest mass of freshwater ice on the planet, second only to Antarctica. Greenland's ice sheet has experienced a "massive melting event" during a heatwave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees above seasonal norms, according to Danish researchers. Since Wednesday the ice…

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This NASA Landsat 8 image shows a meltwater pond near the edge of Greenland's ice sheet. NASA/USGS It's been a summer of record heat in the Northern Hemisphere, which scientists say would have been virtually impossible without the effects of human-caused climate change. Records have been shattered this year along…

Greenland dropped all plans for future oil exploration on environmental grounds, saying the price of extraction was “too high.” The island’s socialist-led government, in office since April, has made climate concerns central to its legislative program. While the decision to scrap planned exploration is a win for environmental groups, it…

SummaryHigh on Greenland's ice sheet, particle astrophysicists are this week drilling boreholes in a search for the cosmic accelerators responsible for the universe's most energetic particles. By placing hundreds of radio antennas on and below the surface, they hope to trap elusive particles known as neutrinos at higher energies than…

Australian media company, the Seven Network, has today confirmed it will broadcast innovative electric race series, Extreme E, on its free-to-air network and market-leading BVOD platform, 7plus.    Seven, which is part of Seven West Media, will air Extreme E’s one-hour highlights programmes throughout its capital cities including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,…

Back in April 2021, it was reported that the CEO of Reliance Entertainment, Shibasish Sarkar, will spearhead the first special purpose acquisition company - International Media Acquisition Corp., a New Jersey-registered company. It was also revealed that the company "aims to raise $200 million-$230 million through an IPO on the…

STX has beaten out various bidders, including multiple streaming services, for worldwide rights to the Gerard Butler-led action sequel “Greenland: Migration”. Euro producer-seller Anton took the project to the virtual market at Cannes where significant interest was generated. STX, which distributed the original movie, had a matching option and met…

EXCLUSIVE: In the biggest deal to go down at this year’s Cannes virtual market, STX has beaten out a number of rival bids for worldwide rights to the Gerard Butler action sequel Greenland: Migration. STX is stumping up around $25 million for domestic rights in a deal cut with Euro…

IMAGE: Key advantages of deploying an ocean-bottom seismometer near the calving front of a tidewater glacier. Subglacial and ocean seismo-acoustic signals can be detected, while the impact of surface seismic sources... view more  Credit: Evgeny A. Podolskiy, Yoshio Murai, Naoya Kanna, Shin Sugiyama. Nature Communications. June 24, 2021 Scientists show that…