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Extreme Heat and Rain Turned These Arctic Lakes Brown

by Larissa G. Capella 3 March 20253 March 2025

Scientists are stunned by the changes in multiple Arctic lakes, all transforming in the same way.

A cave with white stalagmites and stalactites.
Posted inNews

Cave Deposit Links Greenland’s and Europe’s Climate Records with a German Volcano

by Bill Morris 21 February 202521 February 2025

Dating a late Pleistocene eruption has big implications for understanding the Younger Dryas—and current climate change.

Photo of a glacier
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Which Greenland Outlet Glaciers have Subglacial Channels?

by Olga Sergienko 31 January 202531 January 2025

A new study provides insights into where the channels that drain subglacial water from underneath the Greenland Ice Sheet are most likely located.

Small houses painted in bright colors dot a hillside in the foreground in front of a fjord with icebergs and, in the background, tall mountains partially covered in snow.
Posted inScience Updates

Beneath Greenland, Insights for Energy Transitions and Climate Models

by Juan C. Afonso, Agnes Wansing, Parviz Ajourlou, John Hopper and Jörg Ebbing 15 January 202530 September 2025

Emerging consensus on the structure and dynamics of Greenland’s lithosphere may help improve forecasts of climate and sea level change and develop solutions for sustainable resource use.

A metal pole with a small gray-green dome, anchored to bare rock. Glacial ice is visible in the background.
Posted inNews

Greenland Ice Sheet Stores Hidden Water Throughout the Melt Season

by Matthew R. Francis 19 December 202419 December 2024

A new method uses stations around Greenland’s coast to measure how much meltwater weighs down the bedrock beneath the ice, improving our understanding of its contribution to sea level rise.

Map of Antarctica colored in shades of green and purple showing the changes in ice thickness
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Mantle Motion Matters for Mapping Modern (and Ancient) Ice

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 11 December 202411 December 2024

Mantle motions have major effects on topography and the distribution of ice sheets. The motions are key for researchers trying to properly parse past mantle movement.

Two side-by-side images show a glacier and mountain before and after a rockslide.
Posted inNews

Finding the Frequency of a Fjord

by J. Besl 9 October 202415 October 2024

A massive tsunami churned up a mysterious 9-day noise in East Greenland. As the climate warms, more fjords may start singing.

Satellite image of the site of the 16 September 2023 landslide on the flanks of Dickson Fjord in Greenland.
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The 16 September 2023 landslide on the margin of Dickson Fjord in Greenland

by Dave Petley 18 September 202418 September 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. There has been quite a stir over the last week regarding a remarkable paper (Svennevig et al. 2024) that was published in the journal Science, describing a series of events that occurred […]

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Swedish Icebreaker Is the First to Dig Into Greenland’s Remote Victoria Fjord

by Grace van Deelen 13 September 202413 September 2024

Data collected aboard Oden will shed light on the dynamics of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

White and bright blue icebergs against a dark blue ocean photographed from above.
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Scientists Find Clues to Atlantic Current’s Future in Ancient Iceberg Debris

by Elise Cutts 23 July 202413 September 2025

Modern ice loss from Greenland rivals the most dramatic episodes of ice sheet collapse.

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