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

400k yrs ago, Greenland was mostly ice-free as evidence suggests a forest of spruce trees covered the south.

The Hindu

When Greenland was green

Frozen soil extracted during the Cold War reveals a time when Greenland was free of ice. It could happen again

Salon

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

About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland. Global sea level was much higher then, between 20 and 40…

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Greenland, U.S. Plans to Boost Tourist Economy: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

A U.S. congressional effort could see some Canadian visitors get longer stays, meanwhile, Greenland bids to be the next vacation hotspot.

Kiplinger

Greenland's ice sheet cannot wait

The days in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, are growing longer. Even after setting, the sun lingers below the horizon, casting a glow over the rocky coastal landscape. On sun-drenched days, when the skies are as blue as the ocean, one can admire Greenland's striking mountains. Their jagged summits contrast with the…

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

I’m striding along the steep bank of a raging white-water torrent, and even though the canyon is only about the width of a highway, the river’s flow is greater than that of London’s Thames. The deafening roar and rumble of the cascading water is incredible – a humbling reminder of…

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

The Arctic’s climate is warming at least four times faster than the global average, causing irrevocable changes to this vast landscape and precarious ecosystem – from the anticipated extinction of polar bears to the appearance of killer whales in ever-greater numbers. A new study suggests the Arctic Ocean could be…

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Explained | Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists

Considerable effort has been invested in determining when the Arctic Ocean might first become ice-free in summer, a.k.a. a “blue ocean event” and defined as when the sea ice area drops below 1 million sq. km. We don’t know exactly when the last blue ocean event happened, but one in…

The Hindu

Luxury motorboat lost at sea relaunched after being restored to its former glory

The £50,000 vessel was missing, presumed sunk, after being swept overboard from a freight ship transporting it from a Danish shipyard in Greenland in 2019.

Daily Record

Rock ‘flour’ from Greenland can capture significant CO2, study shows

Powder produced by ice sheets could be used to help tackle climate crisis when spread on farm fields

The Guardian - UK

Awkward moment in Denmark's parliament as Greenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish

A Greenlandic MP on Friday refused to speak Danish during a debate in the Danish parliament and instead spoke in her native Inuit language, frustrating uncomprehending lawmakers and highlighting strained relations between Denmark and Greenland.

Reuters

Warming-stoked tides eating huge holes in Greenland glacier

Scientists now fear increasingly warmer water in daily tides are doing much more damage to one of Greenland's glaciers than they thought

The Independent UK

'I was once airlifted out of raging Arctic wildfire - now I'm climbing Everest'

Peter Watson, from Hackney in London, is taking on Everest as part of the Seven Summits challenge, having escaped a raging Artic wildfire in Greenland back in 2019

Daily Mirror

Best places to see the northern lights around the world – and when

Where to go – and when – for a glimpse of the spectacular aurora borealis

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‘Devastating' Melt of Greenland, Antarctic Ice Sheets Found

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they were 30 years ago, according to a new comprehensive international study. Using 50 different satellite estimates, researchers found that Greenland’s melt has gone into hyperdrive in the last few years.

LiveScience

Epic 11-foot-tall sea level rise drove Vikings out of Greenland

Climate change that led to sea level rise and severe coastal flooding could explain why the Vikings abandoned their Greenland settlements.

Wales Online

Thousands of islanders move their clocks forward for the final time

Greenland has moved its clocks to daylight savings for the last time. It hopes the move will encourage business with Europe

The Independent UK

Greenland to stay in daylight saving time forever

Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time and moved their clocks one hour forward for the very last time

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Greenland's water ecosystem being remade

Warming seas and dwindling sea ice are bringing new species to Arctic waters

Wales Online

Met Office says widespread snow possible but Beast from the East II unlikely

'The extended outlook shows the possibility for a series of areas of low pressure to come across the Atlantic, and these bring the potential for some more widespread snowfall as they encounter the cold air'

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European colonialism called out by UN

As climate change alters Inuit life, experts call governments to consult with Indigenous communities before mining

Glasgow Live

Glasgow weather as snow and freezing temperatures to batter UK amid 800-mile-wide 'barrage'

The UK could see snow soon, including Glasgow, with temperatures dropping below sub zero. The reports of snowfall comes amid an 800 mile-wide "Greenland barrage".

Nottingham Post

Nottingham weather: Midlands colder than Finland next week with -7C temperatures

UK to be hit by 800-mile-wide 'Greenland barrage' moving in from the north-west

Zenger

Disruptive Winter Storm Could Bring Snow, Ice To Parts Of Midwest And Northeast

Next week, the western United States is expected to experience a significant outbreak of Arctic air

Daily Mirror

Snow maps show more wintry UK weather on way with 'two inches to fall per hour'

Forecasters fear another cold snap is on its way from Greenland with weather maps showing the potential for two inches of snow to fall per hour early next month

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