Greenland sees unusual levels of extensive melting of country’s ice sheet
Greenland’s ice sheet recently saw high levels of melting due to higher temperatures, causing 18 billion tons of ice to melt over a period of th...
Icelandic cross-country skiers to cross Greenland ice sheet
A total of fourteen Icelandic cross-country skiers are set to embark on a trip to cross the Greenland ice sheet. The trip will be led by mountain guid...
Greenland loses more than 5 billion tons of ice over past 20 years
According to Polar Portal, Greenland has lost more than 5,100 billion tons of ice over the past 20 years, which equals enough water to flood the entir...
Greenland lakes beneath the ice disappear
Two huge lakes that used to lie beneath Greenland’s ice sheet have mysteriously disappeared and researchers have no idea what happened to them.
Melting ice on Greenland ‘underestimated’
Greenland’s melting ice could end up contributing to rising sea levels much more than had earlier been predicted, according to a new study from the Un...
Huge ice structures discovered hidden beneath Greenland ice sheet
Massive ice structures as wide as Manhattan and as tall as skyscrapers have been discovered beneath Greenland’s ice sheet.
Greenland expedition team returns home
After 27 days trekking across Greenland’s vast ice sheet, members of the Seven Continents Exploration Club (KE7B) have completed their journey and ret...
Greenland’s ice sheet rapidly melting and unstable
Greenland’s ice sheet is said to be melting rapidly and is no longer classed as stable, according to a recent study published in the Nature Climate Jo...