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Shedding Light on Greenland
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Shedding Light on Greenland

Nature’s beauty overtook science for an evening.

Published Nov 15, 2020

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Taking Stock of Edgy Parts of Greenland
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Taking Stock of Edgy Parts of Greenland

Loss of ice at the periphery of the Greenland Ice Sheet was often discounted; recent research suggests it should not be.

Published Sep 30, 2022

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Fire and Ice in Greenland
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Fire and Ice in Greenland

Scientists are using satellites to track a sizable wildfire burning along Greenland’s western coast.

Published Aug 12, 2017

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Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation
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Scientists Discover a Polar Bear Subpopulation

The bears in Southeast Greenland are uniquely adapted to living where sea ice is scarce for much of the year.

Published Jun 17, 2022

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New Insight from Old Snapshots of Greenland
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New Insight from Old Snapshots of Greenland

Historic photographs show glacial retreat since the early 1900s.

Published Dec 16, 2014

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Unusual Snowfall in Greenland
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Unusual Snowfall in Greenland

The remnants of Hurricane Larry dropped abundant snowfall on Greenland just as the summer melt season was coming to an end.

Published Sep 15, 2021

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Southern Greenland
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Southern Greenland

An astronaut caught an unlikely glimpse of a wide swath of Greenland, which is often cloud-covered and far from the northernmost orbit of the space station.

Published Sep 5, 2016

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Flooding in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
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Flooding in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland

Acquired May 31, 2012, and July 12, 2012, these images compare conditions along the Watson River at Kangerlussuaq, which was struck by floods in July 2012.

Published Jul 27, 2012

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