Dark Shadows Fall on Melting Icecap

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 13, 2014 Dust blowing onto the Greenland icecap from warming areas of the Arctic is causing the ice to melt faster by reducing the whiteness that reflects light and keeps it cool. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How Nature Affects the Carbon Cycle

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 1, 2014 As global temperatures warm, scientists say that in both Australia and the Arctic natural processes are at work to help mitigate the increased heat. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland Ice May Melt Even Faster

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 25, 2014 The vulnerability of Greenland’s glaciers to global warming is even greater than feared, according to radar and satellite data analysed by U.S. research scientists -- and that's bad news for rising sea levels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

No Way Back for West Antarctic Glaciers

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network May 22, 2014 Analysis of space satellite data reveals that the West Antarctic's glaciers have passed the "point of no return" and will continue to melt inexorably as the Southern Hemisphere gets warmer. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland’s Ice Cap Is Becoming Unstable

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Apr 14, 2014 Greenland is losing ice at an accelerating rate. The development suggests the edges of the island's ice cap may be unstable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Earth’s Inner Heat Melts Greenland Ice

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Aug 18, 2013 Greenland’s icesheet is melting, at the surface and at its base, due to the normal warmth of an active rocky planet. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland Faces ‘Modest’ but Risky Melt

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Jul 10, 2013 Although scientists believe Greenland's contribution to sea level rise may be less than had been thought, they say the impacts could still be serious. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Greenland’s Great Melt Is Pinned on Climate Change

By Tim Radford, Climate News Network Jun 19, 2013 The forensic search for the mysterious agent that almost melted Greenland goes on. The latest suspect to be rounded up for questioning is the jet stream, scientists in the U.K. say. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Massive Iceberg Cuts Loose From Greenland Glacier

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 19, 2012 A block of ice twice the size of Manhattan has broken loose from the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. Scientists were quick to say that no single event of this kind can be attributed to climate change. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Big Winter for Arctic Ozone Hole

Staff / Truthdig Oct 3, 2011 Unusual weather ripped a sizable hole in the ozone layer above the Arctic last winter, exposing people in northern Russia, parts of Greenland and Norway to high levels of UV radiation. Human activity did not cause the hole's sudden appearance, scientists said in a report released Monday. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Greenland Melting

Mike Keefe, Cagle Cartoons, The Denver Post May 6, 2011 Dig deeper

Greenland Ice Caps Melting at Staggering Pace

Staff / Truthdig Jun 25, 2006 OK, panic. According to the L.A. Times: "The massive glaciers are deteriorating twice as fast as they were five years ago. If the ice thaws entirely, sea level would rise 21 feet." Some experts think the melting is occurring in ways that computer models had not predicted. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )