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The Economist1mon
A short history of Greenland, in six maps
A MERICA HAS a long history of buying land: it acquired more than two-fifths of its current territory that way. But Donald ...
Antarctica Just Lost a Greenland’s Worth of Ice — And That’s Not the Scariest Part
A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...
Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: Come visit
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said ...
Business Insider2y
Map shows the ice sheets and glaciers melting that scientists most fear will be the source of catastrophic rising sea levels
If they were to melt totally, the Greenland ice sheet would contribute about 23 feet to the sea levels, while the Antarctic ice sheet holds enough ice to raise sea levels by 190 feet. Of course ...
Ars Technica2y
Greenland may have already committed us to almost a foot of sea level rise
The new study maps the average equilibrium line from 2000 to 2019, based on data from NASA's Terra satellite. ... (2-7 inches) of sea level contribution from Greenland by 2100, ...
Altoona Mirror3d
Greenland amps up tourism drive
Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa Andreassen, ...
The Independent5mon
Greenland ice sheet cracking open quicker than ever before, warn scientists - The Independent
The loss of ice on Greenland has been behind a sea level rise of around 14mm since 1992, scientists have said. If the entire Greenland Ice Sheet was to melt, sea levels could rise by seven metres ...
WLRN2y
'Zombie ice' from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
Zombie ice from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday.