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Climate change triggered landslide, sent seismic shocks throughout Earth for 9 days, study finds

In September 2023, a 1.2 kilometre-high mountain peak in an East Greenland fjord -- a narrow inlet of sea between two steep cliffs -- collapsed, causing a tsunami about 200 metres tall.

13 September 2024, 11:17 IST

Climate change triggered landslide, sent seismic shocks throughout Earth for 9 days, study finds

Climate change triggered landslide, sent seismic shocks throughout Earth for 9 days, study finds

Climate change triggered landslide, sent seismic shocks throughout Earth for 9 days, study finds

13 September 2024, 11:17 IST

Greenland ice sheet could melt abruptly under elevated global mean temperatures: Study

However, subsequent cooling to below 1.5 degrees Celsius may mitigate ice loss, but only if the cooling takes place within a few centuries, the study published in the journal 'Nature' said.

19 October 2023, 14:33 IST

Greenland ice sheet could melt abruptly under elevated global mean temperatures: Study

Greenland ice sheet could melt abruptly under elevated global mean temperatures: Study

Greenland ice sheet could melt abruptly under elevated global mean temperatures: Study

19 October 2023, 14:33 IST

Luxury cruise ship full of Australians stuck in Greenland Arctic

The Ocean Explorer became stuck at about noon on Monday in the Alpefjord, roughly 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) northeast of Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, said Brian Jensen of the Danish military’s Joint Arctic Command.

13 September 2023, 04:46 IST

Luxury cruise ship full of Australians stuck in Greenland Arctic

Luxury cruise ship full of Australians stuck in Greenland Arctic

Luxury cruise ship full of Australians stuck in Greenland Arctic

13 September 2023, 04:46 IST

Ancient soil beneath Greenland's ice offers a warning

The length, magnitude and effects of that natural warming can help us understand the Earth that modern humans are now creating for the future.

24 July 2023, 11:09 IST

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

Ancient soil beneath Greenland's ice offers a warning

24 July 2023, 11:09 IST

Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland

'The large earthquakes in Turkey were clearly registered on the seismographs in Denmark and Greenland,' a seismologist said

06 February 2023, 13:55 IST

Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland

Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland

Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland

06 February 2023, 13:55 IST

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 mn years ago

One big surprise was finding DNA from the mastodon, an extinct species that looks like a mix between an elephant and a mammoth

09 December 2022, 04:09 IST

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 mn years ago

09 December 2022, 04:09 IST

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may increase sea levels

One reason for the inland thinning is the intrusion of warm ocean currents, which in 2012 caused the floating extension of the NEGIS to collapse

09 November 2022, 17:15 IST

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: Study

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: Study

Thinning Greenland ice sheet may increase sea levels

09 November 2022, 17:15 IST

Greenland bans uranium mining

The new law bans exploration of deposits with a uranium concentration higher than 100 parts per minute (ppm)

10 November 2021, 09:20 IST

Greenland bans uranium mining, halting rare earths project

Greenland bans uranium mining, halting rare earths project

Greenland bans uranium mining

10 November 2021, 09:20 IST

Extreme Greenland ice melt raised global flood risk

The ice sheet atop the world's largest island contains enough frozen water to lift oceans some six metres (20 feet) globally

01 November 2021, 13:09 IST

Extreme Greenland ice melt raised global flood risk: Study

Extreme Greenland ice melt raised global flood risk: Study

Extreme Greenland ice melt raised global flood risk

01 November 2021, 13:09 IST

Moon dust: Greenland's recipe for saving planet Earth

The government elected in April has placed it at the centre of its efforts to promote Greenland as environmentally responsible

14 October 2021, 07:31 IST

Moon dust: Greenland's recipe for saving planet Earth

Moon dust: Greenland's recipe for saving planet Earth

Moon dust: Greenland's recipe for saving planet Earth

14 October 2021, 07:31 IST