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
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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
Watch: Chasing Ice captures terrifying effects of global warming!
Shot in Western Greenland, this documentary won the award for Excellence in Cinematography at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and the Best Documentary from the International Press Association. It has received over 30 awards at various film festivals and still playing in theaters worldwide.
Feb 23, 2016, 09:35 AM IST
Greenland ice melt putting global ocean circulation at risk
Researchers say it could impact the future climate in places such as portions of Europe and North America.
Jan 23, 2016, 11:57 AM IST
Climate change altering Greenland ice sheet
Greenland's ice sheet has traditionally been pictured as a bit of a sponge for glacier meltwater, but new research has found that climate change is changing its structure, thereby reducing its ability to buffer its contribution to rising sea levels.
Jan 05, 2016, 11:52 AM IST
Arctic air temperatures highest since 1900: Report
The Arctic is heating up, with air temperatures the hottest in 115 years, and the melting ice destroying walrus habitat and forcing some fish northward, a global scientific report said Tuesday.
Dec 15, 2015, 22:57 PM IST
This fast-melting glacier can change world's coastlines forever
By itself, the Zachariae Isstrom glacier holds enough water to trigger a half-meter rise in ocean levels around the world.
Nov 15, 2015, 08:33 AM IST
