The world’s most authoritative atlas maker has updated its most recent edition following widespread criticism from scientists who said Greenland was looking far too green. Read the full story

There was a significant risk of explosion alongside an Icelandic fjord this morning where a petrol tanker skidded off the road and began leaking its cargo over the tarmac and into the sea. Read the full story

The Ice and snow which have covered Iceland for an uncommonly long time began to melt this weekend, causing extremely slippery conditions and danger for pedestrians and drivers alike. Read the full story

The melting of Greenland’s glaciers may be more sensitive to climate change than previously assumed, according to new research which found they can also quickly expand during relatively short periods of climatic cooling. Read the full story

Greenland’s bedrock rose significantly last year due to the loss of 100 billion tonnes of ice during the particularly warm summer. Read the full story

The latest edition of the Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World reveals a somewhat different picture of Greenland than in the edition of the book which was published in 1999. Read the full story

The owner and manager of an Oslo apartment building have been jailed for failing to remove ice from the roof that fell on a student last winter, causing him brain damage. Read the full story

The ice sheet in Greenland melted more last year than it has done for more than 50 years, according to US government scientists. Read the full story

A slab of ice the size of Bermuda, which broke off a Greenland glacier in August last year, is making headway towards Canada. Read the full story

President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson of Iceland is currently in Alaska to give a speech at the opening of an international conference. The conference is on the importance of careful planning for the future shipping lanes slowly being created by melting Arctic ice. Read the full story