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Oldest known DNA describes a lush landscape in Greenland 2 million years ago

The recovered DNA contains fragments of genetic material from plants, corals, mastodons and other animals.

Axios · Dec 8, 2022

Powerful "Greenland Block" may raise odds of a White Christmas for some

The weather pattern is uncannily similar to the winter of 2009-10, which produced Mid-Atlantic blizzards.

Axios · Dec 8, 2022

The oldest DNA ever found reveals a snapshot of a vanished world

At the icy northern tip of Greenland, far into the Artic Circle, a deep bed of sediment beneath the mouth of a fjord has lain frozen and undisturbed for 2 million years.

The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022

Greenland ice sheet melting faster than thought and will impact Ireland, say scientists

Glacier expert Dr Donald Slater says Ireland will be affected as melting glaciers contribute to sea level rises

Irish Mirror · Oct 13, 2022

Researchers find world's second largest ice sheet may be more vulnerable to climate change

RESEARCHERS from the University of Edinburgh have found that climate change may be having more impact on the melting Greenland ice sheet than…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2022

Climate tipping points could lock in unstoppable changes to the planet – how close are they?

Continued greenhouse gas emissions risk triggering climate tipping points. These are self-sustaining shifts in the climate system that would lock-in devastating changes, like sea-level rise, even if all emissions ended.

The Conversation · Oct 6, 2022

Trump floated idea of swapping Puerto Rico for Greenland despite criticism, new book claims

The former president once compared the purchase of the Scandanavian island to a ‘large real estate deal’

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2022

World on brink of five ‘disastrous’ climate tipping points, study finds

Giant ice sheets, ocean currents and permafrost regions may already have passed point of irreversible change

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2022

What’s going on with the Greenland ice sheet? It's losing ice faster than forecast and now irreversibly committed to at least 10 inches of sea level rise

I’m standing at the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, mesmerized by a mind-blowing scene of natural destruction. A milewide section of glacier front has fractured and is collapsing into the ocean, calving an immense iceberg.

The Conversation · Aug 29, 2022

Study: Greenland ice melt will raise sea levels by nearly a foot

Human-caused global warming has has locked in a certain amount of sea level rise from the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.

Axios · Aug 29, 2022