Greenland’s massive cap of ice, containing enough fresh water to raise sea levels by 23 feet, is in serious trouble. Between ...
Meanwhile, parts of Greenland have been having their version of a winter heat wave, with temperatures around 41 degrees (5 degrees Celsius) on a glacier east of Nuuk since Feb. 12 for a sustained ...
Greenland also influences hurricane and winter storm activity. Because of its mountains of ice, it has the power to change patterns in the jet stream, which brings storms across the globe and ...
In winter dogsleds, snowmobiles, even taxis and fuel trucks can maneuver across what had been open water. For as long as the Inuit have been in Greenland, winter has been the time for visits ...
Winter sea ice in the Antarctic is at a historic low, and scientists are working to understand why an area of ice the size of Greenland is missing. Scientists from British Antarctic Survey have ...
The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.