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Scientists have discovered a massive 31-kilometer (19.3 miles) diameter crater made by a 10 billion-tonne meteorite which smashed into Greenland up to three million years ago – and it’s been hiding in plain sight all along. The giant, iron space rock blasted ancient Greenland at a speed of 12 miles per second, releasing 47 million […]
It’s retreated, but the risk of what happens with a grounded iceberg is almost luck of the draw. https://media.wired.com/photos/5b4cf63031fa181b2b21449a/master/pass/greeland-997468440.jpg
The moment a giant iceberg measuring 4 miles (6 km) in length broke off from a glacier in Greenland, sending huge chunks of ice crashing into the sea, was captured on camera by a team of scientists. Denise Holland, from New York University, filmed the fragmenting Helheim Glacier on June 22, while researching the causes […]
Enlarge (credit: Johny SYSEL via Wikimedia Commons) Buried beneath the snow on Greenland’s surface, ancient layers of ice hold deposits of lead that originated at mines and foundries in ancient Rome. Fluctuations in the amount of ancient lead pollution that reached Greenland turn out to be a remarkably accurate way to trace the economic impact […]
Share this article Ilulissat, Greenland. The land of icebergs, Inuit traditions, sled dogs, sea birds and Santa Claus. Follow photographer Lola Akinmade Åkerström’s journey through the ‘iceberg capital of the world.’ The eerie crackling of breaking ice. The crushing sound of iceberg meeting iceberg—slow moving giants the size of five-story buildings. The howling of sled dogs […]
Video captured the extremely bizarre stunt by this bold man in Greenland. Ethan Pringle is a professional climber who was on an expedition with National Geographic in the freezing cold European country. The 31-year-old stripped down to his underpants before attempting his icy ride. Footage showed the San Francisco native jumping onto an iceberg before […]
1. With an area of 836,330 square miles and a population of just under 56,500, Greenland is the world’s most sparsely populated country. 2. Greenland used to be part of Denmark but was given home rule in 1979 and even greater autonomy with self-rule in 2009. 3. The Head of State in Greenland is still […]
Published time: 9 Aug, 2017 23:02 The largest ever wildfire in Greenland, according to satellite records, has been captured on film from space. [embedded content] While the wildfire could possibly be the biggest in the icy country’s history, their satellite records only go back as far as the year 2000, and it’s “certainly the biggest […]
Lamar Smith, one of the most vocal critics of climate science in Congress, led a secret trip to the Arctic in May, BuzzFeed News has learned. He and at least eight other US representatives, mostly members of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, met with scientists working on the front lines of climate […]
[unable to retrieve full-text content] The western coast of Greenland has been struck with a 4.0 magnitude earthquake, triggering a tsunami that swept away several houses in coastal villages. At least four people are feared missing, as a rescue mission in the village hardest hit by waves is under way, local police reports. Read Full […]
