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Greenland melts most in 50 years


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

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Giant Greenland ice slab heads for Canada


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

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Icelandic president at Arctic shipping conference


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

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Manslaughter charges considered for ice roof death


Police in Helsinki are investigating whether a building manager and service company can be charged with involuntary manslaughter after a pensioner was killed when ice fell on him from a roof. Read the full story

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Kite surfing couple prepare for Greenland chill


A hardy couple are preparing themselves to brave temperatures of -30°C when they kite surf across the Greenland ice cap later this year. Read the full story

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Greenland glaciers ‘melt slower in the warm’?


Some glaciers in Greenland melt slower in warm summers than in cool ones, according to a new study. Read the full story

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Team hunt for WWII plane stuck in Greenland ice


A recovery team in Greenland is attempting to evacuate and repatriate three servicemen who are thought to have been entombed in a glacier since their plane crashed in WWII. The Coastguard has commissioned a private squad in an attempt to find and finally remove the J2F-4 Grumman Duck biplane from the ice. Read the full story

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Walking alone across Iceland not enough: Belgian explorer to try again in winter


Fresh from crossing Iceland alone on foot earlier this summer, Belgian adventurer Louis Philippe Loncke now says he wants to try it again in January or February. Read the full story

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Greenland iceberg heads for Canada?


A huge chunk of ice measuring seven-square kilometres has broken off a glacier in Greenland, prompting fears that the block will drift into Canadian waters and disrupt shipping. The Jakobshavn Isbrae glacier moved a mile inland in just one day, with all the action caught on monitored satellites by NASA-funded researchers. Read the full story

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Arctic ice shows slight recovery


ice4The Arctic ice cap recovered slightly over the past winter, despite some of the worst melting on record. Read the full story

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