Arctic - Greenland, Ice Sheet, Climate | Britannica
5 天之前 · Arctic - Greenland, Ice Sheet, Climate: Erik the Red founded a small Norse colony on Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat) in 986 ce, although the Norse and the Thule people seem not to have interacted until the 13th century.
Arctic - Greenland Ice Sheet, Glaciers, Climate Change | Britannica
5 天之前 · Arctic - Greenland Ice Sheet, Glaciers, Climate Change: The glaciers of the North Polar regions can be divided into two groups depending on the source of their snow. The larger group is around the North Atlantic and its marginal seas; the smaller is nourished by moisture from the North Pacific Ocean.
Greenland - Home: Polar Portal
Animations and daily updates of satellite products from the Arctic sea ice. See maps of sea ice extent and thickness, comparisons of ice cover and volume with previous years, the evolution of sea ice temperatures and the distribution of icebergs. Ice temperatures available again!
GREENLAND - Polar Portal
Follow the evolution of ground temperature. The Danish arctic research institutions present updated knowledge on the condition of two major components of the Arctic: The Greenland Ice Sheet and the sea ice.
Greenland | History, Population, Map, Flag, & Weather | Britannica
4 天之前 · The climate of Greenland is Arctic, modified only by the slight influence of the Gulf Stream in the southwest. Rapid weather changes, from sunshine to impenetrable blizzards, are common and result from the eastward progression of low-pressure air masses over a permanent layer of cold air above the island’s icy interior.
Greenland Ice Sheet - NOAA Arctic
Fig. 2. Observations from 10 on-ice weather stations of snowfall accumulation anomalies from September 2023 through June 2024 compared to the 1991-2020 mean (top number, expressed as percentage), and near-surface summertime air temperature anomalies from June through August 2024 compared to 2013-23 (bottom number, expressed as anomaly).
What Would Greenland’s Independence Mean for the Arctic?
2023年8月10日 · Climate change is fueling geopolitical competition in the Arctic. An independent Greenland could play an important role in years to come. Greenland has been part of Denmark since 1721, but a...
The Coldest Geopolitical Hotspot: Global Powers Vie for Arctic ...
2024年8月29日 · While 80 percent of Greenland remains covered year-round by an ice cap two miles thick, the effects of global warming have thawed Arctic glaciers, thereby increasing the island’s habitable surface area and unlocking new natural resources such as oil and minerals.
Report Card 2024 - NOAA Arctic
The 2024 Arctic Report Card highlights record-breaking and near-record-breaking observations that demonstrate dramatic change, including Arctic tundra transformation from carbon sink to carbon source, declines of previously large inland caribou herds, …
Greenland Ice Sheet - NOAA Arctic
Ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet has immediate and global influence on sea level rise, with impacts including coastal erosion, saltwater inundation of freshwater resources, and increased flooding frequency.