05
Dec
Greenland Ice Sheet is thawing irregularly
Greenland Ice Sheet is second largest block of ice in the world next to the Antarctica Ice Sheet, both of which serve as the planet’s polar ice caps.
05
Dec
Greenland Ice Sheet is thawing irregularly
Greenland Ice Sheet is second largest block of ice in the world next to the Antarctica Ice Sheet, both of which serve as the planet’s polar ice caps.
01
Dec
Loss of polar ice sheet accelerating
Ice lost from Antarctica and Greenland accounts for .44 inches, or a fifth, of the 2.2 inches that the seas have risen on average since 1992.
03
Oct
Sometimes it’s hard to believe what you see in the sky. During the Shelios Expedition to Greenland in late August, even veteran sky enthusiasts saw auroras so colorful, so fast changing, and so unusual in form that they could remember nothing like it.
Image Credit & Copyright: Juan Carlos Casado (TWAN)
As the ever changing auroras evolved, huge shapes spread across the sky morphed from one familiar form into another, including what looked to be the head of a goat (shown above), the head of an elephant, a strange green-tailed comet, and fingers on a celestial hand.
Even without the aurora, the sky would be notable for the arching band of our Milky Way Galaxy and the interesting field of stars, nebulas, and galaxies. In contrast, in the foreground is a farm house in Tasiusaq, Kujalleq. Greenland. The Shelios project exists not only to observe auroras but to motivate students to consider a career in science.
15
Aug
Greenland’s ice sheet melt breaks 30-year record
Most of the ice that melted refroze before it ran off into the ocean, resulting in a ‘relatively small’ amount of water produced by the melting.
13
Aug
Little-known shark lurks in Arctic waters and eats just about anything
Diver recently dared to swim alongside the Greenland shark, a scavenger that lives farther north than any other shark species and can grow as large as a great white.
07
Aug
Dramatic Greenland iceberg ‘tsunami’ captured on video
Had the boat capsized, its crew would’ve been dumped into waters that hover near the freezing point.
25
Jul
How Greenland’s surface ice melted in a flash
Scientists believe a a ridge or dome of warm air hovering over Greenland contributed to the drastic and sudden 4-day loss of ice.
18
Jul
Huge iceberg breaks away from Greenland glacier
Icebergs that break away from glaciers dump more ice into the ocean and contribute to rising global sea levels.
02
Jul
Greenland is home of oldest, largest impact crater
The study of the crater considered the crushed, circular rocks in the area and melted minerals in the area to determine the age of the crater.
30
May
Long-lost photos reveal true tale of Greenland’s glaciers
Photos show that the glaciers grew from 1943 to 1972, indicating that action be taken to keep the glaciers from not only melting but also to encourage expansion.
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