Arctic temperatures spiked 36 degrees Fahrenheit, or 20 Celsius, above normal. By the end of the month, sea ice was at its ...

Instead of snow, the rains melted Greenland’s permafrost, a frozen layer of soil rich in stored carbon, iron, and other organic materials. These substances were flushed into the lakes ...

Permafrost melt is already threatening the U.S. military base on Greenland. As the ice melts and the ground settles under runways, cracks and craters form—a hazard for airplanes. Buildings tilt ...

A massive rockslide, triggered by permafrost melt, tumbled down the fjord wall and into the water at Assapaat, West Greenland. [Photo: Kristian Svennevig/GEUS] There’s no network of paved roads ...

Since the mid-20th century, the U.S. has had rights to operate military outposts in Greenland, but many of them have crumbled under the harsh conditions. Permafrost thaw is currently jeopardizing ...

Atmospheric rivers brought heat and rain, melting Greenland’s permafrost and releasing stored carbon, nutrients, and iron into the lakes, fundamentally altering their chemistry. Once CO₂ ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Since Donald Trump regained the presidency, he has coveted Greenland. Trump has insisted that the U.S. will control the island, currently an autonomous territory of Denmark, and if ...

The thawing of permafrost — a jumble of soil ... adding to sea level rise. The Greenland ice sheet already sheds around 280 billion tons of ice a year, enough to cover the whole of Manhattan ...