Greenland News

“Climate change will be very beneficial to society there”

GREENLAND may soon need a new anthem after taking its first tentative steps towards becoming an independent state. via News.com.au

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A banking error caused a man in Greenland to believe he was a millionaire for three weeks Faulty data entry of a man's personal details at a bank resulted in a 450,000 kroner spending spree which now has the ... via Copenhagen Post

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“This is a big day in the joint history of Greenland and Denmark”

From correspondents in Europe, 11:00 PM IST Greenland was slated to get more autonomy within Denmark under a plan presented Tuesday by a commission set up by parliaments of Denmark and Greenland. via India eNews

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Did you feel it? Report shaking and damage at your location. You can also view a map displaying accumulated data from your report and others. via USGS Earthquakes

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“The last one sighted was reportedly killed in Kangerlussaq in 1960. No one has seen them since. Bow tail whales are a possibility. And, overfed sea gulls.”

Back in sizzling India, P Sridhar recounts his adventure in the Arctic to Geeta Padmanabhan Photo: P Sridhar Ice Ice Baby An iceberg in Arctic He was the nice guy on a packaged tour. via The Hindu

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For this Synthesis and Assessment Report, abrupt climate change is defined as: A large-scale change in the climate system that takes place over a few decades or less, persists for at least a few decades, and ... via Peak Oil

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NORTHERN TREK: Hiking along the ice cap near Kangerlussuaq For as long as I can remember, my only image of Greenland was an ice-covered mass of land looming 35,000 feet below the window of a trans-Atlantic jet. via The Epoch Times

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Here's a little-known fact for you: Greenland is the largest island in the world. via Automotive

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“Considered together, the new findings indicate that while surface melt plays a substantial role in ice sheet dynamics, it may not produce large instabilities leading to sea level rise”

Lubricating meltwater that makes its way from the surface down to where a glacier meets bedrock turns out to be only a minor reason why Greenland's outlet glaciers accelerated their race to the sea 50 to 100 ... via Innovations-report.com

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Guest Commentary by Mauri Pelto The net loss in volume and hence sea level contribution of the Greenland Ice Sheet has doubled in recent years from 90 to 220 cubic kilometers/year has been noted recently . via RealClimate

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