Tag: greenland

Mud from the Greenlandic seabed reveals a hidden past

Sea ice and bedrock shape key for glacier stability.

Predicting the next big flood in Greenland

A new study shows precisely how surface melt on the Greenland ice sheet is transferred into the rivers that drain the vast inland ice. Scientists are ready to implement an early warning flood system.

Industrial pollutants are changing the microbiota of the Greenland ice

Bacteria within the Greenland ice sheet are adapting to cope with pollutants deposited in the ice. These same bacteria may be key to removing some of this contamination before it enters the local food chain.

Climate models underestimate rapid ice melt events on Greenland

Severe ice melt events on Greenland go almost undetected by climate models, which could mean that ice melt projections for the future are too low, warn scientists.

Calling all armchair scientists: ESA releases Greenland satellite data

The European Space Agency launches website with access to satellite data, images, and animations of the Greenland ice sheet.

Deceleration of the Greenland ice sheet caused by 11,000-year-old events

Events that happened 11,000 years ago are still affecting the behaviour of the Greenland ice sheet today, causing it to decelerate.

Sea levels could be rising faster than we think

Global warming is preventing the Greenland ice sheet from soaking up as much melt water as it perhaps once did, which could cause sea levels to rise even faster.

Archaeological breakthrough could solve the mystery of Greenland’s Vikings

Archaeologists develop new method, which might finally tell us why the Vikings migrated to Greenland.

Heavy summer rain in Greenland speeds up ice melt

Rapid ice melt in Greenland is driven by intense late summer rainfall, making the vast ice sheet even more vulnerable as the earth warms, new research shows.

International conference brings climate change to Greenland

Climate scientists come together with citizens, industry representatives, and politicians in Greenland to discuss climate change in the Arctic.

3D technology allows scientists to model Greenland's past

VIDEO: See how the scientists used 3D technology to discover new details about Greenland’s past.

Climate change is destroying Greenland’s earliest history

Rising temperatures and heat producing bacteria threaten the remains of three major Greenlandic cultures preserved in the permafrost.

Greenland Vikings outlived climate change for centuries

Climate change didn't kill off the thick-skinned Norsemen.

Chemical pollution is causing brain damage in polar bears

Toxic chemicals end up in the Arctic where they cause brain damage in polar bears. They could even affect humans, scientists warn.

Flying rubber dinghy opens up remote parts of Greenland to scientists

A flying rubber dinghy gives scientists an inexpensive and flexible way of reaching Greenland's most remote areas.

Arctic sea ice helps remove CO2 from the atmosphere

A new study shows that calcium carbonate in the ice absorbs CO2 from the atmosphere.

Greenland's Iron Age came from space

The basalt on Northern Greenland is visible evidence of the Inuits' use of iron before they had access to modern tools.

The Greenland shark: an overlooked creature

The Greenland shark is a mythicised and unpopular animal, perhaps due to a lack of knowledge. Now a research team has spent several weeks with some of Disko Bay’s Greenland sharks, where they performed risky experiments to find out more about the shark.

Drones discover serious threats to Greenland's ice cap

Danish drones have collected breathtaking video footage of Greenland but the shots documents a deeply concerning development on the ice cap.

American forest fires are melting the ice on Greenland

Forest fires are covering the ice sheets with black particles that make the ice melt faster.

Gigantic DNA-study reveals the rise and downfall of prehistoric Eskimos

In the largest study of ancient DNA from the Arctic, Danish scientists have mapped the story of the prehistoric people who lived in one of the harshest areas of the world.

Rising temperatures could destroy Greenland's archaeological treasures

Climate changes on Greenland are currently threatening areas of archaeological importance that have not yet been excavated. Therefore, The National Museums of Denmark and Greenland have started several projects where decomposing wooden artifacts and bones will help identify the areas, which are most seriously threatened — and save them.

Mud from the Greenlandic seabed reveals a hidden past

Predicting the next big flood in Greenland

Industrial pollutants are changing the microbiota of the Greenland ice

Climate models underestimate rapid ice melt events on Greenland

Calling all armchair scientists: ESA releases Greenland satellite data

Deceleration of the Greenland ice sheet caused by 11,000-year-old events

Sea levels could be rising faster than we think

Archaeological breakthrough could solve the mystery of Greenland’s Vikings

Heavy summer rain in Greenland speeds up ice melt

International conference brings climate change to Greenland

3D technology allows scientists to model Greenland's past

Climate change is destroying Greenland’s earliest history

Greenland Vikings outlived climate change for centuries

Chemical pollution is causing brain damage in polar bears

Flying rubber dinghy opens up remote parts of Greenland to scientists

Arctic sea ice helps remove CO2 from the atmosphere

Greenland's Iron Age came from space

The Greenland shark: an overlooked creature

Drones discover serious threats to Greenland's ice cap

American forest fires are melting the ice on Greenland

Gigantic DNA-study reveals the rise and downfall of prehistoric Eskimos

Rising temperatures could destroy Greenland's archaeological treasures

Diabetes gene found on Greenland

HIV epidemic in Greenland mapped in great detail

Weird diagnoses kept Greenlanders in check

The Greenland ice sheet will survive global warming

Greenland’s cultural heritage threatened by climate change

DNA drilled up from the bottom of Greenland’s ice sheet

Greenlanders strove for change

Dramatic changes in Arctic food chain

Did a recently found bird spear belong to a kidnapped Greenlander?

Remains of gigantic meteorite crater found in Greenland

The North is barbaric and sublime