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Inside the race to understand Greenland’s ‘climate tipping point’

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Polar bears may be ‘rewriting’ their own DNA to adapt to climate

Polar bears face “total extinction” by the end of this century, but scientists have found a small beacon of “hope”.

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Sea levels rising faster than they have in 4,000 years, study warns

Melting glaciers and thermal expansion are driving the ‘acceleration’ of sea level rise to record levels.

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Greenland is ‘shrinking’ and drifting northwest. Here’s why

Prehistoric changes and accelerating climate change are ‘shrinking’ Greenland and causing it to drift, new research warns.

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Climate change has put ‘insanely beautiful’ Greenland in the spotlight

Climate scientists describe Greenland as an open refrigerator door for a warming world.

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Nature

Could giant viruses slow the Arctic ice-melt?

Arctic ice is shrinking by 13 per cent a decade, but newly discovered giant viruses could help slow some of the decline.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Earth 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.

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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.