Buried a mile beneath Greenland's thick ice sheet is a network of canyons so deep and long that the largest of these has been called Greenland's "Grand Canyon." This megacanyon's shape suggests it was carved by running water ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2020
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Last year was the hottest in history across Europe as temperature records were shattered by a series of extreme heatwaves, the European Union's satellite monitoring surface said Wednesday.
Environment
Apr 22, 2020
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The melting of the Eurasian ice sheet around 14,000 years ago lifted global sea levels by about eight metres, according to new research published Monday that highlights the risks of today's rapid ice cap melt.
Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2020
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The kilometres-thick icesheet that covers Greenland saw a near-record imbalance last year between new snowfall and the discharge of meltwater and ice into the ocean, scientists have reported.
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2020
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Last year was one of the worst years on record for the Greenland ice sheet, which shrunk by hundreds of billions of tons. According to a study published today in The Cryosphere, that mind-boggling ice loss wasn't caused by ...
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Apr 15, 2020
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Liquid meltwater can sometimes flow deep below the Greenland Ice Sheet in winter, not just in the summer, according to CIRES-led work published in the AGU journal Geophysical Research Letters today. That finding means that ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 09, 2020
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New research led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed new insights into how the microscopic algae that thrives along the edge of the Greenland Ice Sheet causes widespread darkening.
Earth Sciences
Feb 25, 2020
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The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster today than it did only a few years ago. The reason: it's not just melting on the surface—but underwater, too. AWI researchers have now found an explanation for the intensive melting ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 03, 2020
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Satellite data has given scientists clues about how, when and why Greenland's glaciers are shrinking—and shows a sharp increase in glacial retreat beginning about 2000, according to new research presented this week.
Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2019
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This decade is set to be the hottest in history, the United Nations said Tuesday in an annual assessment outlining the ways in which climate change is outpacing humanity's ability to adapt to it.
Environment
Dec 03, 2019
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