Greenland's melting icebergs

Climate

Scientists say there’s still time to stop Greenland ice sheet melting

There’s good news for the ice sheet, which may withstand temporary breaches in 1.5C, but emissions must still drop quickly.

19/10/2023

Ocean Calls

Why are dolphins and tuna hunting in Greenland?

In partnership with The European Commission

We talk with glaciologist Sofia Ribeiro and marine biologist Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen about the changes underway as global warming overwhelms Greenland. Our guest in our 'Ocean Favourite' segment is endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh.

02/03/2023

Women Beyond Borders

This 24-year-old pilot flies in one of the world's most remote places

“You can be whatever you want, but if you're the first one to do it, make sure you're not the last one,” says female pilot Mia Biilmann Larsen.

08/09/2022

Climate

What does a 'blue blob' in the sea have to do with Iceland's glaciers?

A new study throws a light on why the glaciers have stopped melting so fast over the last decade, but the trend won't last.

26/01/2022

Climate

Why is there a huge iceberg melting outside COP26?

Scientists have brought an iceberg from Greenland to Glasgow to remind world leaders just how fast the ice sheets are melting.

08/11/2021

Climate

Ice on the edge of survival: How global warming is changing the Arctic

Discussions at COP26 in Glasgow this month will also concern the fate of the Arctic region. If the Greenland ice sheet melts, sea levels will rise by 7 metres globally.

06/11/2021

Climate

Christiana Figures talks COP26, climate grief and stubborn optimism

We sat down with Christiana Figueres, the architect of the Paris Agreement, to talk about our route out of climate chaos.

23/10/2021

Greenland

Greenland to halt oil exploration and 'take climate change seriously'

Greenland is estimated to have enormous reserves of oil and minerals which could hugely change the island's fortunes. However, the government says its future no longer lies with oil.

16/07/2021

Nature

Scientists say the Arctic could be lush and green in future

Historic evidence of plant life in the Arctic predicts a similar outcome in future if we don't stop climate change.

19/03/2021

Green News

What does extreme motor racing have to do with Greenland's ice caps?

Extreme E is heading to the Arctic this year, using electric off-road racing to support environmental issues.

22/01/2021

No Comment

Greenland's largest glaciers melting faster than predictions

Research shows that the three largest glaciers in Greenland -- which hold enough frozen water to lift global sea levels some 1.3 metres -- could melt faster than even the worst-case warming predictions.

17/11/2020

World News

Polar ice sheets are melting six times faster than in 1990s

Scientists say the melt rate follows the “worst-case scenario” model and could put around 400 Million people at risk of annual coastal flooding over the next 80 years.

12/03/2020

Greenland

Greenland glacier retreats 10 kilometres in six years

Just inside the Arctic Circle — stood on ice that is thousands of years old — David Holland has a first-hand view of what he sees as the beginning of the end of the world.

20/08/2019

World

Climate change is real say 90% of Greenland's population

Ninety percent of Greenland's population believe climate change is real - that's according to the first ever national survey of the effects of climate change on a nation's population.

13/08/2019

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

Denmark

Watch: New video shows sledge dogs running on Greenland melted ice

A picture that went viral last month that appeared to show dogs running on water raised alarm bells about the acceleration of ice melt in Greenland. Now scientists have released a video.

05/07/2019

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

Green News

Adventure photography: witnessing the fate of Icelandic glaciers

Our interview with outdoor image makers Ulrika Larsson and Lukasz Warzecha.

28/03/2019

Living

Our future is melting away and this artist wants us to see it

Centuries-old Greenland icebergs in the heart of London raise awareness of climate change.

12/12/2018

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