Showing posts with label Greenland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Greenland. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

The Hidden Meltdown of Greenland


Source - NASA Science News for August 28, 2015

NASA-supported researchers have found that ice covering Greenland is melting faster than previously thought.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2015/28aug_greenland/

A companion video is posted below and can also be viewed at: http://youtu.be/xkxjyZmdJgg



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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Mega-Canyon Discovered Beneath Greenland Ice


Source - NASA Science News for August 29, 2013

Proving that there is still much to discover about the landscape of Earth, data from a NASA airborne science mission has revealed an immense and previously unknown canyon hidden under a mile of Greenland ice.

The complete article can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2013/29aug_megacanyon/

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt

Source - NASA Science News for July 24, 2012

For several days this month, Greenland's surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations. Nearly the entire ice cover of Greenland experienced some degree of melting, according to measurements from three independent satellites.

The full story can be found here: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2012/24jul_greenland/