Greenland losing ice faster this century than any previous one in last 12,000 years, says study
Researchers say findings reaffirm need for humans to curb greenhouse gas emissions Humans have to slow down greenhouse gas emissions
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WMO verifies -69.6 C northern hemisphere cold record in Greenland
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the coldest recorded temperature in the northern hemisphere as being -69.6 C that
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A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap breaks off as Arctic shifts to new climate regime
A big chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be some 110 square kilometres, has broken off in the far
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Rise in sea level from ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica match worst-case scenario: study
About a year ago, water and climate expert Bob Sandford flew over Greenland at a moment he says was historic, both
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MOSAiC international Arctic science expedition expedition reaches North Pole
An international science expedition reached the North Pole on Wednesday after project leaders noticed shrinking sea-ice conditions and “surprisingly loose”
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‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds
Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly
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BLOG – Zackenberg revisited – Greenland climate research station under threat from permafrost thaw
In the remote, high Arctic region of north-eastern Greenland, at 74° North, a scattered group of blue and white buildings
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Greenland and Denmark finalize cooperation agreement on marine pollution response
Greenland and Denmark have made an agreement on environmental preparedness to better respond to environmental incidents in northern waters. The
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New guideline launched for Arctic-specific risk assessment in shipping
A new Arctic-specific risk assessment tool for shipping has been released, something that the international experts behind it hope will
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COVID-19 delay, early ice melt challenge international Arctic science mission
They prepared for icy cold and trained to be on the watch for polar bears, but a pandemic just wasn’t
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International Inuit organization announces youth leadership award winners in honour of Hans-Pavia Rosing
The Inuit Circumpolar Council Council (ICC) announced the recipients of its inaugural youth leadership awards on Monday, recognizing what the
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Questions raised as two species of Arctic seal are spotted in southern Ireland
Two species of seal, whose ranges are typically restricted to the Arctic Ocean and North Atlantic, unexpectedly showed up on
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Oldest Arctic sea ice vanishes twice as fast as rest of region, study shows
As the Earth warms up, the Arctic Ocean’s year-round ice cover is reducing at an alarming rate. Over the past
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Blog – Documentary will show climate change through eyes of pioneering scientist
British filmmaker Cal Murphy Barton is producing a documentary about a scientist who has witnessed five decades of Arctic sea
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Greenlanders stay chill as the world reacts to heatwave
It’s not the warm days from a summer heat wave over Greenland that stress out Taatsi Pedersen. Rather, it’s how
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