Scandinavia was ‘born’ in Greenland about 3.75 billion years ago

"Our study provides us with another important clue in the mystery of how continents formed and spread across Earth..."

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
March 21, 2024 ~7 min

‘Grounding zone’ explains Greenland glacier’s rapid melting

A new discovery explains the quick melting under Greenland glaciers and suggests we may be underestimating the severity of sea level rise.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
March 14, 2024 ~5 min


What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure

Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.

Chelsea Fisher, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina • conversation
Feb. 26, 2024 ~11 min

A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level

To narrow our predictions of global sea level rise, we need to know more about these sudden ‘non-linear’ changes to ice sheets.

Ruth Mottram, Climate Scientist, National Centre for Climate Research, Danish Meteorological Institute • conversation
Feb. 20, 2024 ~7 min

Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point − once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows

Scientists now have a better understanding of the risks ahead and a new early warning signal to watch for.

Michael Kliphuis, Climate Model Specialist, Utrecht University • conversation
Feb. 9, 2024 ~9 min

Greenland glacier melting has increased 5X in 20 years

Greenland's glaciers are losing about 25 meters (around 82 feet) every year. That represents a fivefold increase during the past 20 years.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 14, 2023 ~7 min

What will happen to the Greenland ice sheet if we miss our global warming targets

The ice will survive if temperatures are soon brought back down – new study.

Bryn Hubbard, Professor of Glaciology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Oct. 18, 2023 ~6 min

Ice melt is speeding up or slowing down depending on location

Melting of surface ice in Greenland has been speeding up but is doing the exact opposite in Antarctica, a new study shows.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 ~5 min


To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world's most remote fjords

Some of the world’s biggest glaciers flow into fjords in Greenland and we need to know what they’ll bump into on the seabed.

Martin Jakobsson, Professor of Marine Geology and Geophysics, Stockholm University • conversation
Aug. 21, 2023 ~7 min

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

Knowing Greenland’s ice-free history offers a warning for the future as global temperatures rise.

Tammy Rittenour, Professor of Geosciences and Director of Luminescence Lab, Utah State University • conversation
July 20, 2023 ~10 min

/

6