The Prudhoe ice dome disappeared during a warm period 7000 years ago. Global warming could cause similar temperatures by 2100 ...

As the White House looks to take control of Greenland, US President Donald Trump is eyeing not just a strategic foothold in ...

Analysis of core samples extracted from beneath an ice sheet indicates that the region is extremely responsive to the temperatures characteristic of today’s interglacial period. Researchers involved ...

Researchers drilled several feet inside the Prudhoe ice berg and determined through infrared dating that it had disappeared 7 ...

The first study from GreenDrill—a project co-led by the University at Buffalo to collect rocks and sediment buried beneath ...

The study shows that the Prudhoe Dome ice cap, located in northwest Greenland, completely melted around 7,000 years ago. This ...

This story was supported by a grant from the Pulitzer Center. This story was made possible through the assistance of the U.S. National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs. Inside a tent ...

Learn more about the history of Greenland's Prudhoe Dome and how rising global temperatures could impact it in the future.

In northwestern Greenland, researchers working on the GreenDrill project have cored through a 500-meter-thick ice dome. They ...

Study finds northern Greenland ice disappeared 7,000 years ago under warmth similar to projections for 2100 - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Researchers say that there isn't much time before deteriorating climate conditions and high atmospheric temperatures melt the ...

Discover some of the most important facts about Greenland – along with a deep dive into its geography, history and Trump's desire to buy the nation ...