Greenland

Greenland is under threat due to climate change

Greenland, the world's largest island, has been covered by a thick sheet of ice for thousands of years. But now it is under threat due to climate change. View Report

Jul 31, 2022, 16:02 PM IST

Five reasons to watch Gerald Butler’s ‘Greenland’, film to premier on Lionsgate Play on 15th April

Gerald Butler's Greenland, the movie is all set to release in Hindi, Tamil and English exclusively on Lionsgate Play on 15th April, 2022.

Apr 13, 2022, 15:18 PM IST

Donald Trump cancels visit, calls Danish PM's rebuff of Greenland idea 'nasty'

President Donald Trump declared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen`s dismissal of his idea to buy Greenland "nasty" and an affront to the United States on Wednesday, a day after shocking Danes by cancelling a Copenhagen visit over the rebuff.

Aug 22, 2019, 07:21 AM IST

Not for sale: Greenland on reports about Donald Trump's plan to buy world's biggest island

Trump is due to visit Copenhagen in September and the Arctic will be on the agenda during meetings with the prime ministers of Denmark and Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory.

Aug 16, 2019, 18:12 PM IST

Greenland loses 11 billion tonnes of ice in one day

Greenland's ice sheet witnessed its biggest melting down of the season as it lost around 11 billion tonnes of surface ice to oceans in a single day, due to the persistent heatwave causing record high temperatures across Europe.

Aug 03, 2019, 11:26 AM IST

Traces of 'enormous solar storm' that hit earth 2,600 ago found in Greenland

The “enormous” solar storm is believed to have stuck the ancient Earth around 2,600 years ago. 

Mar 12, 2019, 07:56 AM IST

Greenland ice melt reaching 'tipping point': Study

Greenland`s ice has historically melted in cycles due to natural weather phenomena, but rising temperatures have exacerbated the trend.

Jan 22, 2019, 10:30 AM IST

Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 hits off Greenland, says USGS

The quake initially reported as a magnitude 7.1, struck at 0149 GMT.

Nov 09, 2018, 08:22 AM IST

NASA study on hottest summers in Greenland churned out a new discovery and it's worrying!

This solitary wave is a new discovery that may increase the potential for sustained ice loss in Greenland as the climate continues to warm, with implications for the future rate of sea level rise.

May 26, 2017, 10:59 AM IST

Some of Greenland's coastal ice may be lost by 2100: Study

The new study suggests that the melting of Greenland's coastal ice will raise global sea level by about 1.5 inches by 2100.

Mar 31, 2017, 18:18 PM IST

World's oldest fossils spotted by Australian researchers

Along with the fossils, they have also found signs that diverse life forms lived on Earth upto 3.7 billion years ago.

Sep 01, 2016, 10:37 AM IST

Melting Greenland ice linked to faster Arctic warming: Study

A new study was conducted by a group of scientists which revealed that melting ice in Greenland is linked to faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere.

Jun 10, 2016, 23:57 PM IST

Spectacular view of fjord and glacier from NASA's IceBridge - See pic!

This year marks IceBridge's eighth spring campaign of science flights over Arctic sea and land. 

May 25, 2016, 14:12 PM IST

Scientists say melting of Greenland glaciers worse than thought

The findings showed “the glaciers in Greenland are more sensitive to climate change than previously thought.

Apr 25, 2016, 10:17 AM IST

Want to live longer? Cut down your sitting time by 71 minutes!

A new study suggests that reducing sitting time at work by 71 minutes per day can have positive effect in the long.

Apr 21, 2016, 12:04 PM IST

Greenland sees record early melting of ice sheet

"We had to check that our models were still working properly," climate scientist Peter Langen told the agency's Polar Portal website.

Apr 14, 2016, 23:21 PM IST

Earth's internal heat driving Greenland's ice melt

 An international team of geoscientists has found that Greenland sits over an area of abnormally hot mantle material that drives a widespread melting beneath the ice sheet and rapid ice flow over a distance of several hundred kms.

Apr 08, 2016, 16:28 PM IST

Watch: OMG! NASA begins its earth expedition

Zee Media Bureau/Shruti Mishra

Apr 05, 2016, 19:24 PM IST

Greenland melting linked to shrinking Arctic sea ice

Both transport a lot of heat, moisture and clouds over the Greenland ice sheet, leading to more melting, the researchers pointed out.

Mar 29, 2016, 00:26 AM IST

Revealed: Iceberg that sank Titanic was 100,000 years old!

The iceberg that sank the Titanic on April 14, 1912, was estimated to be 400 feet in length and 100 feet above the ocean surface, giving it 1.5m tonnes in estimated size.

Mar 09, 2016, 04:10 AM IST