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Huge iceberg off Greenland coast sparks flooding fears

A large iceberg has drifted close to a tiny village on the western coast of Greenland, causing fear that it could swamp the settlement with a tsunami if it breaks up.
Iceberg • 14 Jul 18

Sunnier weather speeds Greenland glacier melt

Sunnier weather is significantly accelerating the melting of Greenland's glaciers, exacerbating the effects of rising global temperatures
Environment • 29 Jun 17

Reverse Greenland plan could keep the North in EU

A proposal which could allow England and Wales to withdraw from the European Union and allow Northern Ireland and Scotland to retain its membership has been hailed by Nicola Sturgeon.
News • 13 Aug 16

Greenland sharks can live to be 400, says research

Scientists have discovered that the Greenland shark, a big and slow-moving deep-ocean predator that prowls the waters of the Arctic and North Atlantic, can live to be around 400 years old.
News • 12 Aug 16

Record high temperatures recorded so far in 2016

Global temperature records were broken again in May as NASA data showed the northern hemisphere also experienced the hottest spring on record.
Science • 14 Jun 16

'Unprecedented' melting in Greenland detected

NASA scientists have detected "unprecedented" melting over a large area of Greenland's massive ice sheet, more than has been detected in three decades of satellite observation.
News • 25 Jul 12

Massive iceberg breaks off Greenland glacier

An iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken free from Greenland's massive Petermann Glacier.
Special Reports • 19 Jul 12

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