Greenland’s Ice Sheet Just Lost 11-Billion Tons of Surface Ice to Summer Melt in ONE DAY Greenland’s ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean. That’s 4.4 million Olympic swimming pools worth if you’re having trouble getting your head around it. Related: Warming Temperatures Are Causing Greenland’s Ice to Melt at Unprecedented Rates, Raising Sea Levels Of course, Greenland’s ice sheet usually melts during […] Weather WeatherBrains | August 5, 2019 0 Comments
Rampant Wildfires in Alaska, Greenland, and Siberia Can be Seen From Space Huge areas of the Earth’s northern latitudes have wildfires burning right now due to the unusually hot weather that has engulfed a huge portion of the Arctic, from Alaska to Greenland to Siberia. The heat is responsible for creating conditions perfect for wildfires, including some enormous ones burning in remote parts of the region that are visible from space. Related: […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2019 0 Comments
Warming Temperatures Are Causing Greenland’s Ice to Melt at Unprecedented Rates, Raising Sea Levels Warming temperatures caused by climate change are resulting in huge chunks of ice disappearing from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already had a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study. With global warming, the island will lose much more, threatening coastal cities around the world, reports CNN. Forty to fifty percent of […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 26, 2019 9 Comments
Major Greenland Glacier is Growing Again After Years of Melting and Shrinking A major glacier in Greenland that at one point was one the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth is growing again, a new NASA study reports and is covered by ABC. Related: Huge Iceberg Drifts Perilously Close to Tiny Greenland Village | Evacuated Residents Fear Tsunami In 2012 the Jakobshavn glacier was retreating about 1.8 miles and thinning nearly […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 29, 2019 0 Comments
At Well Over $1-Million is this the Most Expensive Ski Trip Ever? Heliski tour operator James Orr Heliski has launched what is perhaps the most expensive ski holiday ever, starting at well over $1-million. In an exclusive linkup with SuperYachtsMonaco, this once-in-a-lifetime (unless you can drop this sort of money every week?!) heliski trip to Greenland sees you stay on a luxury superyacht that’s specially adapted to Arctic conditions. The yacht, the MV […] Industry News Steven Agar | August 24, 2018 0 Comments
Huge Iceberg Drifts Perilously Close to Tiny Greenland Village | Evacuated Residents Fear Tsunami [arve url="https://youtu.be/Hyv2AXJ3oFo"] Steven Agar | July 16, 2018 13 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Add This To Your Bucket List: Heli-Skiing in Greenland Whoa – This must go on the bucket list. Heli-skiing in the unique and pristine environment of Greenland. This will give you many stories to tell on the next lift ride. A total opportunity to ride on virgin powder. It doesn’t get much better than this. Check out the video. Featured Video Douglas Perry | October 16, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Hucking a 30-Footer Off a Greenland Iceberg on an Inflatable Pizza Slice This just looks fun! Ethan Pringle takes a victory lap after a six-week expedition in Greenland. “Our second to last day on the boat, headed back to civilization, we came across this perfect iceberg- a big ole mother with a long, perfectly angled slope that led to a 20 foot drop off. Well, I’m here to tell you folks, pizzas […] SnowBrains | August 14, 2017 0 Comments
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