Something dark is growing on Greenland's ice. And melting it faster.Algae blooms are accelerating Greenland's ice melt, contributing significantly to runoff in the rapidly warming Arctic. Wind-blown dust car...
31 Jan, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Why Greenland matters for a warming worldGreenland's rapidly melting ice holds global significance, impacting sea levels and ocean currents. This warming also unlocks access to vit...
17 Jan, 2026, 11.22 AM IST
Greenland has lost more ice than previously thought: StudyClimate change has led Greenland's ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously anticipated, according to a study released Wednesday that...
18 Jan, 2024, 10.15 AM IST
Greenland at its warmest in 1,000 years: Study"This confirms the bad news that we know already unfortunately ... (It is) clear that we need to get this warming under control in order to...
20 Jan, 2023, 06.19 PM IST
What is Zombie ice? Read on to find its threatening impacts on the global sea levels'Zombie ice' will continue to flow into the ocean regardless of what climate actions the world takes now. The unavoidable rise in the sea l...
31 Aug, 2022, 03.54 PM IST
Global warming: Melting of ice at Greenland triggers rise in levels of oceans around the world. Find out howAccording to a study by NASA, Greenland is the main reason for the rise in the levels of oceans around the world as the ice sheet that hold...
30 Aug, 2022, 07.11 PM IST
Record melt: Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1...
20 Aug, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
Greenland's ice at more risk than thought: StudyUp to four times more coastal glaciers in Greenland are at risk of accelerated melting than previously thought, say scientists who have map...
02 Nov, 2017, 03.30 PM IST
- Freshwater increase near Greenland could set off string of changes
Ocean data from Northeast Greenland has shown, for the first time, an increase in freshwater content in Greenland fjords which could affect...
15 Oct, 2017, 10.19 PM IST
Melting ice making sea around Greenland less saline: Study15 Oct, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
- Some of Greenland's coastal ice set to be lost by 2100
New York, April 1 (IANS) The glaciers and ice caps that dot the edges of the Greenland coast are not likely to recover from the melting the...
01 Apr, 2017, 01.10 PM IST
Some of Greenland's coastal ice may be lost by 2100: Study31 Mar, 2017, 08.05 PM IST
- Greenland ice loss 7 per cent faster than previously thought
New York, Sep 22 (IANS) Greenland lost nearly 2,700 gigatons of ice from 2003-2013, not about 2,500 gigatons as scientists previously thoug...
22 Sep, 2016, 02.27 PM IST
Earth's internal heat driving Greenland's ice to meltGreenland's lithosphere has hot depths which originate in its distant geological past and cause the island's ice to rapidly flow and melt f...
08 Apr, 2016, 03.57 PM IST
Greenland melting tied to shrinking Arctic sea iceA new study has found that the shrinking Arctic sea ice during summers enhances the flow of warm, moist air over Greenland, increasing the ...
28 Mar, 2016, 07.03 PM IST
Climate change altering Greenland ice sheetFirn is multi-year compacted snow that is not as dense as glacier ice. Instead, it forms a porous near-surface layer over the ice sheet.
05 Jan, 2016, 01.33 PM IST
- Sea levels across the world to rise faster than imagined
Sea levels across the world are all set to rise much faster than imagined, thanks to the Greenland ice sheet, known to be stable till now, ...
17 Mar, 2014, 02.43 PM IST