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Greenland Glacier Outburst Flood Releases 3,000 Billion Litres of Meltwater
A glacial lake outburst in East Greenland unleashed 3,000 billion litres of meltwater into the Scoresby Sound fjord. The flood, caused by the collapse of Catalina Lake under the Edward Bailey Glacier, is one of the largest ever recorded. University of Copenhagen scientists monitored the event in real time. Experts warn such floods are becoming more...
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Arctic's Dramatic Changes: Worrying Trends In Snow, Ice, Wildfires And More
The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren't one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can profoundly affect lives around the world.
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Mysterious Signal Linked to Greenland Landslide Highlights Climate Change Impact
In September 2023, a unique global signal was traced to a massive landslide in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord. This event, caused by the thinning of glaciers due to climate change, generated a prolonged hum heard worldwide for nine days. Research highlights how climate change is exacerbating glacier instability, leading to increased risks of such cata...
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Greenland's Ice Shrinking At 30 Million Tonnes Per Hour, Warns New Study
The study revealed that the Greenland ice sheet has lost approximately 5,000 square kilometers of ice at its edges since 1985, equivalent to a trillion tons of ice.
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Dubai's Exclusive Bars Now Serve Drinks With 100,000-Year-Old Ice From Greenland's Glacier
Enjoying a drink on one of Dubai's skyscrapers is going to be a next-level experience, as you can now add the 'purest' piece of ice from Greenland's glaciers. The concept is sparking environmental debates.
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North Greenland's Ice Shelves Shrink By A Staggering 35% In 45 Years, Study Finds
The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.
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Study Warns Greenland Glacier Is Melting Away With The Tide
Their research is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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"Zombie Ice" From Greenland Glaciers May Lead To Rise In Sea Level By 10 Inches: Study
The melting of Greenland ice sheet is expected to cause an increase in the global sea level by approximately 10 inches, a study has said.
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Greenland Ice Melting Now Irreversible, Has Passed "Tipping Point": Study
The melting of Greenland's ice cap has gone so far that it is now irreversible, with snowfall no longer able to compensate for the loss of ice even if global warming were to end today, according to researchers.
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Greenland Ice Sheet Cracks Into Waterfalls, Threatens Rise In Sea Level
A cerulean blue lake consisting of glacial melt water on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, located about 18 miles from where the Store Glacier meets the sea in west Greenland, briefly became one of the world's tallest waterfalls during the course of five hours on July of 2018.
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In 'OMG' Mission, Scientists In 1940s Plane Check Greenland's Melting Ice
Skimming low over the gleaming white glaciers on Greenland's coast in a modified 1940s plane, three NASA scientists, led by an Elvis-impersonating oceanographer, waited to drop a probe into the water beneath them.
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UK, US Study Antarctic Glacier, Hoping To Crack Sea Level Risks
Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in Antarctica that is already shrinking and nudging up global sea levels.
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The Melting Glaciers That Might Someday Drown Your City, Says NASA
New York City has plenty to worry about from sea level rise. But according to a new study by NASA researchers, it should worry specifically about two major glacier systems in Greenland's northeast and northwest - but not so much about other parts of the vast northern ice sheet.
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NASA Says So Much Water Pulsed Through a Melting Glacier, It Warped Earth's Crust
"It's a gigantic mass," said Eric Larour, one of the study's authors and a researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "It is able to bend the bedrock around it."
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So Much Water Pulsed Through A Melting Glacier That It Warped The Earth's Crust
NASA scientists detected a pulse of melting ice and water travelling through a major glacier in Greenland that was so big that it warped the solid Earth - a surge equivalent in mass to 18,000 Empire State Buildings.
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Greenland Glacier Outburst Flood Releases 3,000 Billion Litres of Meltwater
A glacial lake outburst in East Greenland unleashed 3,000 billion litres of meltwater into the Scoresby Sound fjord. The flood, caused by the collapse of Catalina Lake under the Edward Bailey Glacier, is one of the largest ever recorded. University of Copenhagen scientists monitored the event in real time. Experts warn such floods are becoming more...
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Arctic's Dramatic Changes: Worrying Trends In Snow, Ice, Wildfires And More
The Arctic can feel like a far-off place, disconnected from daily life if you aren't one of the 4 million people who live there. Yet, the changes underway in the Arctic as temperatures rise can profoundly affect lives around the world.
-
Mysterious Signal Linked to Greenland Landslide Highlights Climate Change Impact
In September 2023, a unique global signal was traced to a massive landslide in Greenland’s Dickson Fjord. This event, caused by the thinning of glaciers due to climate change, generated a prolonged hum heard worldwide for nine days. Research highlights how climate change is exacerbating glacier instability, leading to increased risks of such cata...
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Greenland's Ice Shrinking At 30 Million Tonnes Per Hour, Warns New Study
The study revealed that the Greenland ice sheet has lost approximately 5,000 square kilometers of ice at its edges since 1985, equivalent to a trillion tons of ice.
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Dubai's Exclusive Bars Now Serve Drinks With 100,000-Year-Old Ice From Greenland's Glacier
Enjoying a drink on one of Dubai's skyscrapers is going to be a next-level experience, as you can now add the 'purest' piece of ice from Greenland's glaciers. The concept is sparking environmental debates.
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North Greenland's Ice Shelves Shrink By A Staggering 35% In 45 Years, Study Finds
The largest floating ice shelves in the polar ice sheet have lost more than a third of their volume since 1978.
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Study Warns Greenland Glacier Is Melting Away With The Tide
Their research is published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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"Zombie Ice" From Greenland Glaciers May Lead To Rise In Sea Level By 10 Inches: Study
The melting of Greenland ice sheet is expected to cause an increase in the global sea level by approximately 10 inches, a study has said.
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Greenland Ice Melting Now Irreversible, Has Passed "Tipping Point": Study
The melting of Greenland's ice cap has gone so far that it is now irreversible, with snowfall no longer able to compensate for the loss of ice even if global warming were to end today, according to researchers.
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Greenland Ice Sheet Cracks Into Waterfalls, Threatens Rise In Sea Level
A cerulean blue lake consisting of glacial melt water on the surface of the Greenland ice sheet, located about 18 miles from where the Store Glacier meets the sea in west Greenland, briefly became one of the world's tallest waterfalls during the course of five hours on July of 2018.
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In 'OMG' Mission, Scientists In 1940s Plane Check Greenland's Melting Ice
Skimming low over the gleaming white glaciers on Greenland's coast in a modified 1940s plane, three NASA scientists, led by an Elvis-impersonating oceanographer, waited to drop a probe into the water beneath them.
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UK, US Study Antarctic Glacier, Hoping To Crack Sea Level Risks
Britain and the United States launched a $25 million project on Monday to study the risks of a collapse of a giant glacier in Antarctica that is already shrinking and nudging up global sea levels.
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The Melting Glaciers That Might Someday Drown Your City, Says NASA
New York City has plenty to worry about from sea level rise. But according to a new study by NASA researchers, it should worry specifically about two major glacier systems in Greenland's northeast and northwest - but not so much about other parts of the vast northern ice sheet.
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NASA Says So Much Water Pulsed Through a Melting Glacier, It Warped Earth's Crust
"It's a gigantic mass," said Eric Larour, one of the study's authors and a researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "It is able to bend the bedrock around it."
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So Much Water Pulsed Through A Melting Glacier That It Warped The Earth's Crust
NASA scientists detected a pulse of melting ice and water travelling through a major glacier in Greenland that was so big that it warped the solid Earth - a surge equivalent in mass to 18,000 Empire State Buildings.
