Decked out in polar bear fur trousers and wearing animal claws on a string around his neck, Marti Suulutsun certainly makes for an impressive sight as I pull up towards the remote island of Uummannaq off west Greenland. It’s a fairly warm day – as the Arctic summer goes – with an air temperature of around … Read more
A new ‘origami-inspired’ foldable shelter designed for the next generation of moon explorers is about to undergo testing in the harsh conditions of Greenland. The ‘Lunark’ shelter, created by two Danish ‘space architects’, is a compact habitat that folds down to a manageable size to allow easy transportation before being extended in its final location. … Read more
Greenland lost 600 BILLION tons of ice last summer raising global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches in two months as the Arctic experienced its hottest year on record Ice volume changes were measured by two pairs of gravity-measuring satellites Greenland shed twice the ice last summer than each year on average since 2002 In the … Read more
Climate change is making Greenland and Antarctica lose ice SIX TIMES FASTER than in the 1990s 400 million people are at risk of annual coastal flooding By Ian Randall For Mailonline Published: 18:01 GMT, 11 March 2020 | Updated: 18:05 GMT, 11 March 2020 Climate change is causing devastating impacts in Greenland and Antarctica with … Read more
Snow will hit Britain today as a 900-mile spurt of icy air arrives from Greenland with many residents across the UK preparing their homes and businesses for floods with 232 alerts being in place across the country. London has a 60 percent snow risk today with an 80 percent likelihood in the midlands and north, … Read more