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While the Statue of Liberty may not be submerged, low-lying places like Ellis Island could be underwater. By 2100, sea-level ...
Greenland’s ice-covered landscape looks like an immovable block on satellite maps. Yet the story beneath its center suggests ...
Greenland's ice is melting, opening new sea routes and yielding easier access to prized natural resources, writes Fred Hewett. The island has become a bellwether of global disruption driven by climate ...
Norwegian scientists from the University of Bergen and drone specialist Marble have found a way to monitor Greenland's ice sheet ... measurement data from satellite images is too imprecise.
The tiny ice inhabitants darken the glacier's surface, which can accelerate its melting. Glaciers are massive bodies of white ...
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The glaciers surveyed by those satellite and airborne instrument data drain a sector encompassing nearly 1.2 million square kilometers, 75% of the Greenland ice sheet total area. From 1996 to 2000 ...
Currently most data on the state of the Greenland ice sheet comes from satellite monitoring and crewed flights. Drones could provide a cheaper, more accurate solution, say researchers, unlocking ...
After decades of being ignored on the world stage, Greenland’s geopolitical attractiveness is due entirely to its melting ice. And there’s a lot of it. Hang in with these data points. The Greenland ...
Shutterstock Greenland has been in the news a lot lately due to the political posturing of President Trump and other ...