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Artist’s impression of asteroids about to impact Greenland
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Enormous Impact Crater Spotted in Greenland Under Glacial Ice

by Katherine Kornei 20 November 20181 October 2021

Ice-penetrating radar revealed a 31-kilometer impact crater—one of the world’s largest—in northwestern Greenland that might have been formed fewer than 20,000 years ago.

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Greenland Basal Melting May Be Considerably Less Than We Think

by J. Stroeve 2 August 201811 January 2022

New observations of surface ice velocity over northern Greenland challenge current assumptions used in ice sheet models to model the deformation mechanisms that govern ice flow.

Researchers sample glacial meltwater plumes to examine their role in nutrient transport
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Glacial Meltwater Plumes Support Greenland Phytoplankton Blooms

by Terri Cook 17 July 201811 January 2022

Field measurements from the Bowdoin Glacier show that entrainment of deep water into upwelling glacial discharge delivers crucial nutrients to the surface of the surrounding fjord.

Researchers examine precursors of a recent tsunami in Greenland.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

What Precursors Foretold Greenland’s Recent 100-Meter Tsunami?

by E. Underwood 3 November 201711 January 2022

Slippage began hours before a landslide-driven tsunami destroyed a village in northwestern Greenland.

Posted inScience Updates

Envisioning and Sustaining Science at Summit Station, Greenland

by L. Koenig, B. Vaughn and J. Dibb 18 September 201710 January 2022

Summit Station Science Summit; Arlington, Virginia, 28–29 March 2017

Satellite imagery shows that Greenland’s wildfire has gone out
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Southern Greenland Wildfire Extinguished

by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 29 August 201711 January 2022

Scientists are still investigating the cause, fuel source, and overall impact of the weeks-long blaze.

Wildfire in Greenland
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Greenland Fires Ignite Climate Change Fears

by JoAnna Wendel 11 August 201711 January 2022

The fires are stoking worries about the vast island’s thawing permafrost.

Researchers assess how ice movement affects bedrock beneath Greenland’s Rink Glacier.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Massive Waves of Melting Greenland Ice Warped Earth’s Crust

by E. Underwood 28 June 201711 January 2022

A novel method uses shifting bedrock to trace pulses of mass that propagate down a glacier.

Researchers use an integrated approach to spot variations in sea level rise along the East Coast.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Accounting for Accelerated East Coast Sea Level Rise

by Terri Cook 23 June 201711 May 2022

An analysis of tide gauge records and physical models shows acceleration of sea level rise on the East Coast due to melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet is especially pronounced south of 40°N latitude.

A researcher looks over the Greenland ice cap, a “frozen ocean.”
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New Instrument May Aid Search for Extraterrestrial Life

by JoAnna Wendel 10 May 201729 September 2021

For 2 weeks on the Greenland ice cap, scientists tested an instrument that might help us find life on icy moons with oceans beneath their crusts.

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