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Why is Greenland covered in ice?

Rebecca — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:56:09 +0000

Only changes in carbon dioxide levels are able to explain the transition from the mostly ice-free Greenland of three million years ago, to the ice-covered Greenland of...

All's not green in Greenland!

Manoj J — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:31:10 +0000

Fragile ecosystems like the Antarctic and Greenland are highly sensitive to climate change and respond most dramatically to it. Fresh evidence suggests what we were apprehensive about. Global warming is causing Greenland’s ice sheet to melt...

Arctic SuperPowers to Meet in Greenland Will Global Warming Trigger a WW111?

Joey — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:01:54 +0000

Will the Arctic be a 21st Century Sarajevo, triggering a major war over energy resources? Canada, Denmark, Norway, Russia and the United States are at odds over 1.2 million square kilometers (460,000 square miles) of Arctic seabed which could...

Ministers to discuss Arctic claims in Greenland

Gary — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:15:39 +0000

Denmark has invited high-ranking officials from Norway, Russia, the United States and Canada to meet in Greenland next month to discuss competing claims to the Arctic, it said on Wednesday. Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller and his...

Greenlands disappearing lakes leave giant ice sheets largely unmoved

Amith — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:37:08 +0000

Fears that the rapid draining of water from the top of Greenland’s ice sheet may be contributing to the rise of global sea levels have been allayed by new research. Though scientists confirmed that the water can drain away faster than Niagara...

Glacial lake transformed to titanic torrent

AP — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:00:18 +0000

For an hour or so Greenland had it’s own mighty waterfall, flowing secretly at three times the volume of Niagara.A meltwater lake on the surface of a glacier suddenly emptied in July 2006, sending millions of gallons of water through cracks...

Climatologist: Sea Ice to Keep Shrinking

AP — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:05:04 +0000

Arctic sea ice next summer may shrink below the record low last year, according to a University of Washington climatologist. Ignatius Rigor spoke Monday at the Alaska Forum on the Environment and said global warming combined with natural cyclical...

Greenland to Vote on Greater Autonomy

AP — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:36:12 +0000

Greenland will hold a referendum in November on greater autonomy from Denmark in what many residents hope could become a step toward full independence, the Arctic island’s prime minister said Thursday.The Nov. 25 vote would be based on...

Russia President Putin Honors Scientists

AP — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:32:58 +0000

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday granted “hero” awards to scientists backing Russia’s claim to a mountain range under the Arctic Ocean that is believed to contain huge oil and gas reserves.The scientists planted a Russian flag...

UN Climate Chief to Visit Antarctica

AP — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:34:40 +0000

The next report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change should deal with the “frightening” possibility that both Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets start melting at the same time, the chief U.N. climate scientist said...