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Scientists Discover Hidden Asteroid Crater Under a Mile of Greenland Ice
Research partially funded by Carlsberg beer company found an asteroid impact underneath Greenland’s Hiawatha Glacier.
The biggest threat to Greenland’s glaciers is the warming ocean
This NASA scientist is sailing Greenland’s iceberg-infested waters to measure how fast its glaciers are melting
Human-Driven Climate Change Is Literally Making Earth ‘Wobble’
As the planet warms, ice loss at the poles—especially in Greenland—is having an effect on polar motion.
A Top-Secret US Military Base Will Melt Out of the Greenland Ice Sheet
Planners thought it would stay buried in ice forever.
Scientists Worry About a Future Ice Age Crushing Our Nuclear Waste Vaults
The Greenland ice sheet is a useful stand-in for the future.
Monster Icebergs Crowding Canada’s Coast Are Likely Harbingers of Climate Change
They're a beautiful sight, and a looming reminder of our changing planet.
Ocean Currents Are Carrying Our Plastic Garbage to the Arctic
Plastic dumped in the oceans is moving poleward.
Climate Change Is Making Life Even Harder for This Remote Village
For people who live near the Arctic, melting ice may signal the end of their world as they know it.
NASA Filmed Water Escaping Down Giant Cracks in the Greenland Ice Sheet
It's a beautiful but scary sight, as this water will push sea levels higher.
This Shit Is a Delicacy
The droppings of the bird called a ptarmigan are considered a delicacy in certain parts of Greenland—a delicacy because, in a place of limited food resources, the oddest things can be regarded as haute cuisine.
Scientists Say This Year’s Warming in the Arctic Was ‘Unprecedented’
“We’ve seen a year in 2016 in the Arctic like we’ve never seen before.”