Greenland’s melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract

Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living ...
Geographical

Greenland: teetering on the edge

Journey across ice, tundra and fjord to see how the world’s largest island is changing – and what its future might mean for us all ...
Phys.org

Warmer ocean currents significantly destabilize ice sheets, driving their retreat

New research reveals how ocean warming triggered the large-scale retreat of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS)—offering vital clues for understanding its modern-day vulnerability. NEGIS is the ...
RealClearScience

3 Things That Might Trigger Massive Ice Sheet Collapse

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are highly vulnerable to global warming and scientists are being increasingly worried about the possibility of large parts of the ice sheets collapsing, if ...
Iowa Public Radio

3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points

World leaders are heading into the final days of COP30, the United Nations climate meeting in Brazil. They are trying to agree on how to curb global warming and pay for the costs of an increasingly ...
Times Union

What are climate tipping points? They sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans, but there’s still room for optimism

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Alexandra A Phillips, University of California, Santa Barbara (THE CONVERSATION) As ...