News Arctic & Greenland
There’s a Wildfire Burning in West Greenland Right Now
It's a land known more for ice than fire, but a wildfire has flared up on Greenland's western edge.
Despite Summer Snow, Greenland Is Still Melting
Snowy conditions have stymied summer melt on Greenland this year, but the vast ice sheet is still losing ice.
Here’s How Much Arctic Sea Ice Has Melted Since the ‘80s
With weeks left in the melt season, Arctic sea ice area is already below the annual low of the 1980s.
Arctic Heat Is Becoming More Common and Persistent
Rising background temperatures are conspiring to make Arctic winter warm waves more common and persistent.
The Arctic Has Been Crazy Warm All Year. This Is What It Means for Sea Ice
Arctic melt season has begun in earnest with sea ice at its lowest June volume on record.
Sunnier Skies Driving Greenland Surface Melt
An uptick in clear, sunny summer skies is driving a jump in surface melt across the Greenland ice sheet.
We Couldn’t Monitor Larsen C Without These Satellites
The Sentinel-1 satellites are crucial to watching not just the Larsen C rift but changes at both poles.
Waves Rippled Through Greenland’s Ice. That’s Ominous
A previously unobserved phenomenon has roiled the interior of one of Greenland's glaciers.
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