From Kangerlussuaq, tourists can also reach the Greenland Ice Sheet relatively easily. Normally in July and August the streams and lakes at the edge of the ice are full to the brim with meltwater. This year everything is different, mainly thanks to the heat over...
The rise in sea level caused by the melting of ice masses on land means that low-lying areas are flooded. This should also make the oldest Antarctic station Orcadas history. Much worse, millions of people will lose their homes. Picture: Michael Wenger Scientists have...
The Greenland ice sheet only appears to be a large closed sheet of ice. In truth, numerous pools, streams, and even rivers and lakes of meltwater crisscross the surface. This water, both liquid and frozen, plays an essential role in the ice sheet’s response to...
Large glacial fronts of ice sheets once also covered large parts of the Arctic Ocean and exerted pressure on the seafloor in the shelf region. Nowadays, the ice barriers are all in retreat, also on Svalbard (pictured: Austfonna). Picture: Michael Wenger The melting of...
The second largest continuous mass of ice on earth is located on Greenland. An estimated 2.6 trillion tons of ice lie on the island. It’s hard to believe that this amount of ice can melt away at all. But the results of the new study show just how fragile this...
