Greenland Five visuals to sum up Greenland's exceptional ice melting & wildfires The European record heatwave of July is stuck in Greenland, causing an exceptional melt season, very close to the 2012 record. These pictures sum up the scale of the situation. 02/08/2019
Greenland How rapid ice melting in Greenland will affect us all A heatwave that last week gripped Europe and sent the mercury soaring, causing record temperatures in several countries, has now settled in Greenland and the results are startling. 01/08/2019
Greenland Viral photo illustrates scale of Greenland's melting ice | #TheCube Danish climatoligist Steffen M. Olsen captured this photo of his dog sled apparently travelling on water last week, as temperatures rose 40 degrees Fahrenheit above average. 17/06/2019
Greenland Second massive meteorite impact crater found under Greenland ice "It's exciting that discoveries like that are still possible," NASA glaciologist Joe MacGregor said. 13/02/2019
Greenland Huge iceberg prompts partial evacuation in western Greenland The iceberg has drifted so close to the western village of Innarsuit, many residents have fled their homes out of fears of a tsunami. 15/07/2018
Greenland Greenland's rare wildfire is 'biggest-ever' New images have emerged of a rare wildfire in Greenland – the biggest blaze ever recorded on the huge island. Fires are unusual there because 80 10/08/2017
Greenland Greenland: rising temperatures risk releasing atomic waste from Cold War US base There are fears nuclear waste buried underneath the ice in Greenland could escape because of rising global temperatures. 26/09/2016
no comment Greenland : A Formula E car speeds across an ice cap in the Arctic Circle The racing car, powered entirely by electricity, sped across the ice as di Grassi performed doughnuts on the challenging terrain. 15/09/2016
UK metal band play world's first gig on floating iceburg UK metal band The Defiled have become the first band to play a gig on an iceberg, according to the organisers. The stunt was part of a series of 17/10/2014
Ban Ki-moon on Greenland climate visit UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Greenland on March 26 and 27, to get an up-close look at the consequences of climate change. Ban spent 29/03/2014
Greenland Greenland's green light for uranium extraction sparks environmental concerns Greenland’s parliament has voted to end a decades-long ban on mining for radioactive materials such as uranium. Greenland, an autonomous Danish 25/10/2013
Greenland Vast canyon discovered under Greenland ice A vast and previously unmapped gorge, 800 metres deep, has been found under ice in Greenland. The canyon is 750 kilometres long and is said to be 30/08/2013
Greenland Greenland votes to preserve natural resources and tax foreign miners Greenland’s main opposition leader, who campaigned on a ticket of higher taxes for foreign mining companies, has gained the largest share of the 13/03/2013
Greenland Opposition claims victory in Greenland in vote on how best to exploit resources Greenland’s main opposition leader, who campaigned on a ticket of higher taxes for foreign mining companies, has gained the largest share of the 13/03/2013
Greenland Greenland's "unprecedented" ice melt NASA has released images showing what it describes as an “unprecedented” melt of Greenland’s ice sheet during a four-day period this month. The space 25/07/2012
Greenland City-sized iceberg breaks from Greenland glacier An iceberg said to be twice the size of Manhattan has broken free from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland. NASA satellite images have helped 19/07/2012
futuris Greenland's water mystery “Definitely, the glaciers in Greenland are retreating,” that’s the view of Bo Vinther, Glaciologist, Centre for Ice and Climate, University of 28/06/2012
World's Coolest Marathon Forty athletes gathered at the North Pole to run a full marathon distance of 42.195 kms (26 miles 385 yards) in temperatures of -26 degrees Celsius. 11/04/2012
Greenland Greenpeace members arrested The boss of ecowarrior organisation Greenpeace and four leading activists have been arrested on a Greenland oil rig after protesting against Arctic 18/06/2011
Greenland Giant ice-sheet breaks from Greenland glacier An iceberg almost four times times the size of Manhattan island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in Northern Greenland. Scientists are 08/08/2010
The Big Thaw! New theory for why glaciers melt Scientists studying East Greenland’s ice sheet have discovered that subtropical waters are flushing through the frozen region. Scientists from 28/09/2009
Greenland Greenland celebrates self rule Greenland has introduced self-rule and moved a step closer towards independence from Denmark. The territory’s new status was celebrated yesterday 22/06/2009
Greenland Greenland officially granted self-rule The Queen of Denmark has handed over a new law on self-rule to the head of Greenland’s parliament. The nation has today been celebrating what it has 21/06/2009
Greenland Greenland celebrates Self Government Day Greenland is celebrating what it has declared Self Government Day. The country has officially brought in self-rule, which many see as its latest step 21/06/2009
Greenland Greenland celebrates Self Government Day Greenland is celebrating what it has declared Self Government Day. The country has officially brought in self-rule, which many see as its latest step 21/06/2009
