Tag: greenland

October 14, 2024 at 9:21 am

A New Microcontinent Was Recently Discovered Right Between Canada And Greenland

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It’s always cool to realize there is so much to learn still about our own planet.

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July 10, 2024 at 12:41 pm

Scientists Have Found Strange, Living Viruses On Greenland’s Ice Sheet

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In short, hearing “giant viruses” doesn’t always have to be a bad thing.

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October 24, 2022 at 10:10 pm

What Happens if This Frozen Abandoned Nuclear City Thaws?

What Happens if This Frozen Abandoned Nuclear City Thaws?

Camp Century is a nuclear-powered Arctic research center that doubled as a covert arms storage site under the Greenland ice sheet

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June 30, 2022 at 5:19 pm

A Study Shows That the Ice Sheet Melting in Antarctica and Greenland Is on Track With “Worst-Case Scenario” Forecasts

A Study Shows That the Ice Sheet Melting in Antarctica and Greenland Is on Track With “Worst-Case Scenario” Forecasts

Is it already too late?

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January 11, 2021 at 2:45 pm

A Glacier Near Greenland Calved and Created an Insane Wave that Just Missed these Guys

A Glacier Near Greenland Calved and Created an Insane Wave that Just Missed these Guys

These guys were lucky they weren’t any closer and their engine didn’t stall!

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July 18, 2018 at 2:45 pm

Incredible Timelapse Shows 300 ft Tall Iceberg Drift Perilously Past Small Village

Incredible Timelapse Shows 300 ft Tall Iceberg Drift Perilously Past Small Village

An ominous, 11 million-ton iceberg lurches past the small Greenlandic village of Innaarsuit

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July 13, 2018 at 4:53 pm

Timelapse Shows 10 Billion Tons of Ice Calving Off a Glacier in Greenland

Timelapse Shows 10 Billion Tons of Ice Calving Off a Glacier in Greenland

An iceberg the size of Manhattan calves off the Helheim Glacier over a period of 30 minutes

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December 10, 2014 at 10:08 am

Arctic Auroras in Ultra HD

Arctic Auroras in Ultra HD

“Two Lands – Greenland | Iceland” was shot over 10 days by Joe Capra (aka Scientifantastic). Joe spent 4 days shooting in Iceland and 6 days shooting in Greenland to capture aurora borealis in glorious 4K. Greenland locations include: Kangerlussuaq, Ilulissat, Ilimanaq, Ilulissat Ice Fjord, Russell Glacier, Greenland Icecap, and Disko Bay. Iceland locations…

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December 30, 2013 at 12:17 pm

Artist Fulfills Late Mother’s Dream to Visit Greenland and Create Art

Artist Fulfills Late Mother's Dream to Visit Greenland and Create Art

Artist Zaria Forman In August of 2012, artist Zaria Forman led an Arctic art expedition called Chasing the Light aboard the Wanderbird up the NW coast of Greenland. The body of work—a series of large-scale pastel drawings on paper—sought to document climate change through art. As Zaria recalls on her website: “My mother, Rena…

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July 20, 2013 at 11:35 pm

Picture of the Day: A Mighty Iceberg in Greenland

Picture of the Day: A Mighty Iceberg in Greenland

A MIGHTY ICEBERG IN GREENLAND Photograph by Rita Willaert In this fantastic capture by Rita Willaert, we see a large iceberg in Northeast Greenland National Park. The iceberg was spotted at 70°N 26°W. Northeast Greenland National Park is the world’s largest and most northerly national park. It protects 972,001 km2 (375,000 sq…

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