Meltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure

Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level rise could be much more abrupt than current models forecast.

Alun Hubbard, Professor of Glaciology, Arctic Five Chair, University of Tromsø • conversation
June 29, 2023 ~11 min

From raising the global sea level to crushing life on the seafloor -- here's why you should care about icebergs

Icebergs don’t just pose a risk to ships – they have a profound impact on the natural world and human societies.

Lorna Linch, Principal Lecturer in Physical Geography, University of Brighton • conversation
June 28, 2023 ~7 min


The melting Arctic is a crime scene. The microbes I study have long warned us of this catastrophe – but they are also driving it

To fully understand the extent of climate-related dangers the Arctic – and our planet – is facing, we must focus on organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye.

Arwyn Edwards, Reader in Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Aberystwyth University • conversation
June 23, 2023 ~27 min

Did rising seas drive Vikings out of Greenland?

A new geophysical analysis helps fill gaps in an archeological puzzle: why Norse vanished in the 15th century.

Clea Simon • harvard
April 20, 2023 ~5 min

New Ice Core Analysis Shows Sharp Increase in Greenland Warming

VOA Learning English • voa
Jan. 24, 2023 ~4 min

Greenland’s glaciers might be melting 100x faster than thought

Glaciers in Greenland may be melting as much as 100 times as fast as than previously thought, researchers report.

Rebecca Riley-UT Austin • futurity
Dec. 16, 2022 ~5 min

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, ecosystems and wildlife

The annual report is also a reminder that what happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 ~9 min

Arctic Report Card 2022: The Arctic is getting rainier and seasons are shifting, with broad disturbances for people, plants and wildlife

The annual report describes the changes underway and the impact they’re having on people and wildlife. It’s also reminder that what happens in the Arctic affects the rest of the world.

Twila Moon, Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Dec. 13, 2022 ~9 min


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

A recent paper suggested damaging climate tipping points could be closer than first thought.

David Armstrong McKay, Researcher in Earth System Resilience, Stockholm University • conversation
Oct. 6, 2022 ~8 min

Harvard scientists prove sea level fingerprints do exist

Harvard researchers take sea level fingerprints from theory to fact.

Juan Siliezar • harvard
Sept. 29, 2022 ~7 min

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