The Latest Breaking News from Greenland

Warming-induced glacier retreat could create novel ecosystems

Climate change may halve glacier area outside Antarctic/Greenland by 2100, creating novel ecosystems. Depending on emissions, loss may range from 22-51%. These new ecosystems will be characterised by extreme to mild conditions, favouring primary productivity, non-native species & cold-adapted species. Urgent mitigation & protection needed to secure existence, functioning &…

The Hindu · Aug 19, 2023

Greenland and Faroe Islands issue stamp for Danish astronaut's ISS mission

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen's upcoming 'Huginn' mission to the International Space Station has gotten the stamp of approval from the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

Space · Aug 14, 2023

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what's going on?

Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the flames, at the southernmost tip of the planet, something just as shocking is unfolding.

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2023

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland. Global sea level was much higher then, between 20 and 40…

The Conversation · Jul 20, 2023

Greenland, U.S. Plans to Boost Tourist Economy: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

A U.S. congressional effort could see some Canadian visitors get longer stays, meanwhile, Greenland bids to be the next vacation hotspot.

Kiplinger · Jul 20, 2023

Greenland's ice sheet cannot wait

The days in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, are growing longer. Even after setting, the sun lingers below the horizon, casting a glow over the rocky coastal landscape. On sun-drenched days, when the skies are as blue as the ocean, one can admire Greenland's striking mountains. Their jagged summits contrast with the…

Bangkok Post · Jul 4, 2023

Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure

I’m striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river’s flow is greater than that of London’s Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of the cascading water is incredible – a humbling reminder of…

The Conversation · Jun 29, 2023

The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it

The Arctic’s climate is warming at least four times faster than the global average, causing irrevocable changes to this vast landscape and precarious ecosystem – from the anticipated extinction of polar bears to the appearance of killer whales in ever-greater numbers. A new study suggests the Arctic Ocean could be…

The Conversation · Jun 23, 2023

Explained | Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists

Considerable effort has been invested in determining when the Arctic Ocean might first become ice-free in summer, a.k.a. a “blue ocean event” and defined as when the sea ice area drops below 1 million sq. km. We don’t know exactly when the last blue ocean event happened, but one in…

The Hindu · Jun 20, 2023

Luxury motorboat lost at sea relaunched after being restored to its former glory

The £50,000 vessel was missing, presumed sunk, after being swept overboard from a freight ship transporting it from a Danish shipyard in ­Greenland in 2019.

Daily Record · Jun 11, 2023