A well-timed atmospheric river dropped enough snow on Greenland for its ice sheet to lose 8% less mass than expected.

Climate scientists thought stronger atmospheric rivers would accelerate Greenland's ice loss—but it might actually be slowing ...

The rise in global temperatures has already reached the level of an unprecedented threat to humanity and the entire ecosystem ...

Contribution to Sea Level Rise The ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica play a pivotal role in global sea level changes.

Increasing international tensions, global warming and the changing world economy have put Greenland at the heart of the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has cast a covetous gaze at Greenland. But why? In an interview, Greenland expert Paul Bierman explains why the exploitation of natural resources on the island is difficult ...

A recent study finds that algae can store nutrients, potentially allowing them to spread across more of the ice sheet, ...

Greenland lacks a road or rail network, so people rely on helicopters, planes and boats to get around. Rising temperatures and melting ice are meanwhile opening new and shorter shipping routes, ...

Adaptivity is threatened by global warming and deforestation. The Earth's climate system is highly complex, with its key ...

Trump is also likely interested in the mining potential across Greenland's vast landmass, Mr Jacobsen added, especially the ...