• Greenlandic YouTuber teaches the world about Greenland's culture and people in insightful series of videos
• UN: Secretary-General wraps up visit to Greenland with tour of Ilulissat Icefjord
• First-time measurements in Greenland snowpack show a drop in atmospheric co since 1950s

• Greenland losing 30m tons of ice an hour, study reveals
• Long-lost Greenland ice core suggests potential for disastrous sea level rise
• New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike

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Greenlandic YouTuber teaches the world about Greenland's culture and people in insightful series of videos
2 February 2024 - Greenland is the largest island in the world. Yet, despite its prominent presence on the world map, most people know very little about its culture and the people who call this remote place home. This inspired a Greenlandic woman named Qupanuk to share and teach the world about life in Greenland through a series of insightful videos. Her channel, Q's Greenland, is a one-stop-shop to know everything about the country, from its traditional food to its unique language. (more)

UN: Secretary-General wraps up visit to Greenland with tour of Ilulissat Icefjord
27 March 2014 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to the Ilulissat Icefjord on Thursday as he wrapped up his visit to Greenland, which was aimed at building momentum ahead of the summit he will convene in September on climate change. Designated a World Heritage site by the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the fjord is the mouth of a glacier which has been studied for more than 250 years and has contributed to better understanding of climate change. (more)

First-time measurements in Greenland snowpack show a drop in atmospheric co since 1950s
17 September 2013 - A first-ever study of air trapped in the deep snowpack of Greenland shows that atmospheric levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in the 1950s were actually slightly higher than what we have today. This is a surprise because current computer models predict much higher CO concentrations over Greenland today than in 1950. Now it appears the opposite is in fact true. (more)

Greenland ice said more robust to climate change than feared
2 August 2012 - Greenland's ice seems less vulnerable than feared to a runaway melt that would drive up world sea levels, according to a study showing that a surge of ice loss had petered out. The discovery of fluctuations casts doubt on projections that Greenland could be headed for an unstoppable meltdown, triggered by manmade global warming. 'It starts and then it stops,' said lead author Kurt Kjaer of the University of Copenhagen in Friday's edition of the journal Science. Kjaer told Reuters of the ice losses. 'This is a break from thinking that it is something that starts, accelerates and will consume Greenland all at once.' (more)

Greenland introduces self-rule
26 June 2009 - Greenland expanded its powers of self-rule on its national day on 21 June, in a move many residents see as a step toward independence from Denmark. The increased autonomy includes taking control of the police and the courts and making Greenlandic, an Inuit tongue, the official language. Greenland will now keep a greater share of revenue from its natural resources. Danish Queen Margrethe and her Prime Minister, Lars Loekke Rasmussen, attended celebrations in the capital, Nuuk, dressed in Greenlandic national costumes. (more)

Greenland to found climate university
26 August 2007 - Denmark has proposed a new climate university that will specialize in research of Greenland's polar region, examining the causes and effects of climate change and suggesting ways it can be stopped. Results will be presented at the 2009 UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen. (more)

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Greenland losing 30m tons of ice an hour, study reveals
21 January 2024 - The Greenland ice cap is losing an average of 30m tons of ice an hour due to the climate crisis, a study has revealed, which is 20 percent more than was previously thought. Some scientists are concerned that this additional source of freshwater pouring into the north Atlantic might mean a collapse of the ocean currents called the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is closer to being triggered, with severe consequences for humanity. (more)

Long-lost Greenland ice core suggests potential for disastrous sea level rise
20 July 2023 - A recently discovered ice core taken from beneath Greenland's ice sheet decades ago has revealed that a large part of the country was ice-free around 400,000 years ago, when temperatures were similar to those the world is approaching now, according to a new report -- an alarming finding that could have disastrous implications for sea level rise. The study overturns previous assumptions that most of Greenland's ice sheet has been frozen for millions of years, the authors said. (more)

New ice core analysis shows sharp Greenland warming spike
18 January 2023 - A sharp spike in Greenland temperatures since 1995 showed the giant northern island 2.7 degrees (1.5 degrees Celsius) hotter than its 20th-century average, the warmest in more than 1,000 years, according to new ice core data. (more)

Temperatures on Greenland haven't been this warm in at least 1,000 years, scientists report
18 January 2023 - After years of research on the Greenland ice sheet -- which CNN visited when the cores were drilled -- scientists reported Wednesday [18 January] in the journal Nature that temperatures there have been the warmest in at least the last 1,000 years -- the longest amount of time their ice cores could be analyzed to. And they found that between 2001 and 2011, it was on average 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than it was during the 20th century. (more)

Greenland's ice sheet saw record mass loss in 2019, study finds
20 August 2020 - Greenland's ice sheet lost a record amount of mass last year, according to a study published on Thursday [20 August], a finding that could prompt scientists to redefine their worst-case scenario as they assess the effects of climate change. ... Greenland's ice melt is of particular concern, as the ancient ice sheet holds enough water to raise sea levels by at least 20 feet (6 meters) if it were to melt away entirely. (more)

Greenland ice sheet shrinks by record amount: climate study
18 April 2020 - Greenland's ice sheet shrank by more than at any time since record-taking began last year, according to a study published on Wednesday [15 April] that showed the risk that climate change could cause sharp rises in global sea levels. The huge melt was due not only to warm temperatures, but also atmospheric circulation patterns that have become more frequent due to climate change, suggesting scientists may be underestimating the threat to the ice, the authors found. (more)

At the bottom of a glacier in Greenland, climate scientists find troubling signs
19 August 2019 - On one of the hottest days this summer, locals in the tiny village of Kulusuk, Greenland, heard what sounded like an explosion. It turned out to be a soccer field's worth of ice breaking off a glacier more than five miles away. Greenland lost 12.5 billion tons of ice to melting on August 2, the largest single-day loss in recorded history and another stark reminder of the climate crisis. ... NASA oceanographer Josh Willis and his team are investigating how the ice is being attacked not only by rising air temperatures but also by the warming ocean, which is eating it away from underneath. (more)

Greenland is melting even faster than experts thought, study finds
22 April 2019 - Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study. With global warming, the island will lose much more, threatening coastal cities around the world. (more)

In Greenland, a glacier's collapse shows climate impact
19 September 2018 - Perched on a cliff above Greenland's Helheim glacier, I [Reuters reporter Lucas Jackson] tried calling my wife in New York on a satellite phone. Before I could leave a message, an explosion broke the arctic silence. More explosions followed. ... The popping sounds morphed into a low rumble. Over the next half hour, the ice broke apart and a four-mile wide chunk tumbled into the sea in a process called calving -- one rarely witnessed on this scale. . . . It was a poignant end to a months-long project examining climate change in Greenland. (more)

Huge iceberg drifts close to Greenland village, causing fears of a tsunami
13 July 2018 - An iceberg the size of a hill has drifted close to a tiny village on the western coast of Greenland, causing fear that it could swamp the settlement with a tsunami if it calves. Last summer, four people died after waves swamped a settlement in northwestern Greenland. (more)