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1 week, 2 days ago

How the Greenland shark can live for centuries

CNN

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. After mapping and studying their extraordinary genomes, scientists think the sharks’ unusually long lifespans are rooted in their unique genetic makeup — with insights that could be used to extend human lifespans. Now, scientists studying the remains have confirmed the “really stocky, powerful-looking little animal” is …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago

The Hindu

Global warming has increased the speed at which glaciers in Greenland are melting by fivefold over the last 20 years, scientists from the University of Copenhagen said on Friday. Greenland's ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least 20 feet if it were to melt away entirely. …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Greenland's melt goes into hyper-drive with unprecedented ice loss in modern times

ABC

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new, comprehensive international study. Key points: From 1992 to 1996, the two ice sheets — which hold 99 per cent the world's freshwater ice — shrank by more than 100 billion tonnes a …

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1 year, 8 months ago

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

Associated Press

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. “This is a devastating trajectory,” said U.S. National Snow and Ice Center Deputy Lead Scientist Twila Moon, who wasn’t part of the study. “These rates of ice loss are …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Trump's billionaire buddy tried to get him to buy Greenland: book

Raw Story

Donald Trump's claim that his widely-mocked effort to buy Greenland was his own inspiration was undermined by a report by New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker. While many assumed at the time that it was just Mr. Trump being Mr. Trump, expressing a far-fetched thought that came into his head, in fact the idea had been planted …

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3 years ago

US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic

Associated Press

The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past, but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists call it alarming in their annual Arctic report card. “The trends are consistent, alarming and undeniable,” U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief Rick Spinrad said presenting the findings by 111 scientists from …

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3 years ago

Arctic report card: Record highs, rain and beaver damage

LA Times

The Arctic continues to deteriorate from global warming, not setting as many records this year as in the past but still changing so rapidly that federal scientists call it alarming in their annual Arctic report card. The 16th straight health check for the northern polar region spotlighted the first-ever rainfall at the Greenland summit research station, record warm temperatures between …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Rain on Greenland ice sheet signals climate change risk

Hindustan Times

Rain fell at the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet -- possibly for the first time -- in an event Danish scientists on Monday said was most likely driven by climate change. The rain was observed for several hours on August 14 at a measuring post more than 3,000 metres up on the sheet, the US Snow and Ice Data …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Climate change report from IPCC a 'code red for humanity', United Nations chief warns

ABC

The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius — a threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity. Key points: Global warming would likely increase to 1.5C by about 2030, the IPCC report says, based on our current trajectory The effects …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Melting Glaciers in Greenland are Releasing 10 Times Higher Mercury into Rivers, Say Scientists

News 18

For decades, scientists thought that glaciers did not have much relevance to the essential geochemical processes connected to life. In a startling discovery, scientists have found that the melting Greenland ice sheet is releasing huge amounts of mercury into the rivers. The concentration of mercury in the meltwater of the glacier is unexpectedly 150 nanograms per litre, which is 10 …

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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, 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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3 years, 10 months ago

Climate change 200 million years ago helped dinosaurs walk from South America to Greenland, study suggests

The Independent

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How the Greenland shark can live for centuries

Greenland glaciers melt five times faster than 20 years ago

Greenland's melt goes into hyper-drive with unprecedented ice loss in modern times

‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

Trump's billionaire buddy tried to get him to buy Greenland: book

US study: Record highs, rain and beaver damage in Arctic

Arctic report card: Record highs, rain and beaver damage

Rain on Greenland ice sheet signals climate change risk

Climate change report from IPCC a 'code red for humanity', United Nations chief warns

Melting Glaciers in Greenland are Releasing 10 Times Higher Mercury into Rivers, Say Scientists

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

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

Climate change 200 million years ago helped dinosaurs walk from South America to Greenland, study suggests