huhti 20, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, one of Greenland’s previously most stable glaciers is now retreating at an unprecedented rate, according to a new study. Led by researchers at The Ohio State University, a team found that between 2018 and 2021,...
maalis 29, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
The Greenland Ice Sheet covers 1.7 million square kilometers (660,200 square miles) in the Arctic. If it melts entirely, global sea level would rise about 7 meters (23 feet), but scientists aren’t sure how quickly the ice sheet could melt. Modeling tipping points,...
tammi 25, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Recent high temperatures on the ice sheet in central and northern Greenland lies are unique, when compared to 1000 years of reconstructed climate conditions on the ice sheet. This is the main message of a new scientific study based on numerous updated ice core data....
tammi 13, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
Greenland is home to the planet’s largest ice sheet outside of Antarctica. Observations collected from the ground, air, and space, have revealed rapid thinning in the northeast part of this ice sheet that could contribute more to sea level rise than previously...
syys 5, 2022 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development
A pair of satellite images acquired almost 50 years apart reveals striking changes to the glaciers and ice caps in northwest Greenland. A pair of satellite images acquired almost 50 years apart reveals striking changes to the glaciers and ice caps in northwest...