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Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A team of researchers is launching a scientific expedition to Greenland to advance understanding of …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn

LA Times

The loss of Arctic sea ice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic may start to see its first “ice-free” days within the …

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11 months ago

Greenland lost 20% more ice than previously estimated: Study

Live Mint

Due to global warming, glaciers in Greenland are melting five times faster than 20 years ago, scientists from the University of Copenhagen revealed in November last year. According to a Reuters report, if the ancient ice sheet were to melt away completely, it would raise sea levels by at least 20 feet. The melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, the second-largest …

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11 months ago

Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study

The Hindu

Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously thought, according to research published Wednesday that used satellite imagery to track the retreat of glaciers over the past four decades. Previous studies have found that about 5,000 gigatons of ice has been lost from the surface of the Greenland ice sheet in the past two …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Grounding line of Greenland's glacier found to shift during ocean's tidal cycles

The Hindu

Glaciologists have found the grounding line of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland to shift substantially during tidal cycles, allowing warm seawater to intrude and melt ice at an accelerated rate. "Petermann's grounding line could be more accurately described as a grounding zone, because it migrates between 2 and 6 kilometers as tides come in and out," said lead author Enrico …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Seven worst years for polar ice sheet melting occurred in past decade: study

The Hindu

Scientists report that the seven worst years for polar ice sheets melting and losing ice have occurred during the past decade, with 2019 being the worst year on record. In their study, the researchers found that earth’s polar ice sheets lost 7,560 billion tonnes of ice between 1992 and 2020, which is equivalent to an ice cube that would be …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Science This Week | Webb confirms its first exoplanet, Greenland faced warmest decade in thousand years and more

The Hindu

This week has been full of new findings and studies in the world of science. Atomic hydrogen signal detected from distant galaxy Using data from the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope, scientists from India and Canada have detected a radio signal emanating from atomic hydrogen of a distant galaxy. Oldest runestone found in Norway could be 2,000 years old In what …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100

Daily Mail

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 if it keeps warming at the same pace, scientists have warned. Concern: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the hottest it has ever been and will cause global sea levels to rise by 20 inches by 2100 …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Three-quarters of glaciers ‘will be gone by 2100 if global temperatures rise by 4C’

The Independent

More than three-quarters of Earth’s glaciers may be gone by the end of the century if investment in fossil fuels continues and global temperatures rise by 4C, scientists have warned. The researchers said that, even in a best-case scenario – where the increase in global mean temperature is limited to 1.5C relative to pre-industrial levels – around half of the …

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2 years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. LISTEN: Eske Willerslev on studying environmental DNA Scientists used the discovery of the oldest known DNA to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. …

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2 years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

The Hindu

Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. “I wouldn't have, in a million years, expected to find mastodons in northern Greenland,” said Love Dalen, a researcher in evolutionary genomics at Stockholm University who was not involved in the study. “You don't have …

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2 years ago

World’s oldest DNA reveals a lush Arctic landscape in Greenland 2 million years ago

LA Times

Ancient DNA suggests that the Arctic was once a lush landscape of trees and vegetation, with an array of animals, including mastodons. Science & Medicine 130,000-year-old mastodon bones could rewrite story of how humans first appeared in the Americas Shattered mastodon bones from a Southern California site bear the scars of human activity from 130,700 years ago, a team of …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows

CNN

CNN — Widespread ice losses from Greenland have locked in nearly a foot of global sea level rise that’s set to come in the near future – and new research suggests there is no way to stop it, even if the world stopped releasing planet-heating emissions today. The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, found that the …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Is climate change really killing polar bears? Scientists find new population in ice-free sea

Daily Mail

While polar bears are often used as the poster child for climate change, a new study has cast doubt on whether rising temperatures will really kill off the animals. Researchers from the University of Washington have discovered a new population of polar bears thriving in the ice-free sea in Southeast Greenland. While polar bears are often used as the poster …

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2 years, 6 months ago

In a place with little sea ice, polar bears have found another way to hunt

NPR

In a place with little sea ice, polar bears have found another way to hunt Enlarge this image toggle caption Kristin Laidre Kristin Laidre Polar bears normally need sea ice to hunt seals, but an isolated group of polar bears living on the rugged, mountainous coast of southeast Greenland have figured out how to eke out a living, even though …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up

Daily Mail

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up and is now the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a new study has warned. Warning: Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up and is now the largest single contributor to global sea level rise, a new study has found Researchers have observed 'unprecedented' rates of melting …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Arctic summer-sea ice covers less than half the area it did in early 1980s and may not last to 2100

Daily Mail

A new study out of Columbia University determined that summer sea ice in 'the Last Ice Area' now covers half the space it did 40 years ago. Scroll down for video The Last Ice Area, where sea ice traditionally remains frozen year round, has lost 40 percent of its area since the early 1980s The surface of the Arctic Ocean …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Expedition discovers island believed to be world’s northernmost

LA Times

A view of the newly discovered Island, off the coast of Greenland, on Saturday. A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark has discovered accidentally during an expedition what they believe is the world’s northernmost island. A team of Arctic researchers from Denmark say they accidentally discovered what they believe is the world’s northernmost island located off Greenland’s coast. “We were …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Arctic Warming Three Times Faster Than Earth Since 1971, Warns Report

News 18

The Arctic has warmed three times more quickly than the planet as a whole, and faster than previously thought, a report warned on Thursday. Arctic sea ice looks set to be an early victims of rising temperatures, with each fraction of a degree making a big difference: the chance of it disappearing entirely in summer is 10 times greater if …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Greenland ice sheet close to tipping into 'accelerated melting,' scientists conclude

Daily Mail

The Greenland ice sheet, the second largest on the planet, is close to reaching the tipping point of no return with 'accelerated melting,' a new study has found. If the troubling signs in this region were to happen to the entire ice sheet, causing it to melt completely, it could eventually raise global sea levels by 23ft. The researchers analyzed …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Past Ice Melts May Have Caused Seas to Rise 10 Times Faster than Today, Says Study

News 18

Ice sheet melting at the end of the last ice age may have caused sea levels to rise at 10 times the current rate, a study published Thursday by a team led by scientists from Britain’s Durham University said. The scientists say their work could offer “vital clues” about future ice sheet melting and sea level rises due to climate …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Greenland ice sheet loss already 'unprecedented' and set to accelerate

ABC

Melting of the Greenland ice sheet has hit a rate unmatched in the last 12,000 years and is accelerating, scientists have confirmed. Key points: Worst-case predictions say Greenland will be melting 600 per cent faster than its present rate by the end of the century That alone could add around 30 centimetres to sea levels, without accounting for Antarctic melting …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Earth's Ice Sheets Track the Worst-case Climate Scenarios for Sea-level Rise in Future

News 18

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold enough frozen water to lift oceans 65 metres, are tracking the UN’s worst-case scenarios for sea level rise, researchers have said, highlighting flaws in current climate change models. “If we underestimate future sea level rise, then these measures may be inadequate and leave coastal communities vulnerable.” Ice sheet losses at the upper …

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Research expedition aims to understand global effects of Greenland’s melting ice

The Arctic Ocean could be ‘ice-free’ within the decade, researchers warn

Greenland lost 20% more ice than previously estimated: Study

Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: study

Grounding line of Greenland's glacier found to shift during ocean's tidal cycles

Seven worst years for polar ice sheet melting occurred in past decade: study

Science This Week | Webb confirms its first exoplanet, Greenland faced warmest decade in thousand years and more

Greenland Ice Sheet is hottest it has ever been and will cause sea levels to rise by 20in by 2100

Three-quarters of glaciers ‘will be gone by 2100 if global temperatures rise by 4C’

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

World’s oldest DNA reveals a lush Arctic landscape in Greenland 2 million years ago

Greenland ice losses set to raise global sea levels by nearly a foot, new research shows

Is climate change really killing polar bears? Scientists find new population in ice-free sea

In a place with little sea ice, polar bears have found another way to hunt

Greenland's Ice Sheet is melting from the bottom up

Arctic summer-sea ice covers less than half the area it did in early 1980s and may not last to 2100

Expedition discovers island believed to be world’s northernmost

Arctic Warming Three Times Faster Than Earth Since 1971, Warns Report

Greenland ice sheet close to tipping into 'accelerated melting,' scientists conclude

Past Ice Melts May Have Caused Seas to Rise 10 Times Faster than Today, Says Study

Greenland ice sheet loss already 'unprecedented' and set to accelerate

Earth's Ice Sheets Track the Worst-case Climate Scenarios for Sea-level Rise in Future