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Petermann Glacier, Greenland
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Petermann Glacier, Greenland

On Greenland, tens of thousands of years of snowfall have settled and solidified into a massive sheet of ice. Each summer, snow retreats briefly at low elevations, and a narrow strip of rocky coastline emerges. While some seasonal thawing is typical on Greenland, more dramatic changes are probably in store for the Greenland Ice Sheet in coming decades and centuries.

Published Aug 30, 2007

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Melt Ponds on Greenland’s Ice Cap
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Melt Ponds on Greenland’s Ice Cap

Thinner than the 2.3-kilometer-thick center, the outer edges of the Greenland ice sheet develop melt zones like the one shown here during the warm summer months.

Published Apr 7, 2007

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Kong Oscar Glacier, Greenland
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Kong Oscar Glacier, Greenland

The heavily crevassed terminus of Kong Oscar Glacier in northwestern Greenland crumbles into a mélange of icebergs in the Davis Strait.

Published Aug 25, 2010

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Melting Days on Greenland
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Melting Days on Greenland

Published Apr 6, 2007

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Slowdown of the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet
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Slowdown of the Southwest Greenland Ice Sheet

Sections of the Greenland Ice Sheet that end on land are slowing—a sliver of good news for sea level rise.

Published Oct 30, 2015

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Camp Century: Put on Ice, But Only for So Long
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Camp Century: Put on Ice, But Only for So Long

By 2090, the scale could tilt in the favor of ice loss instead of buildup.

Published Jan 31, 2017

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Melt at the Base of the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Melt at the Base of the Greenland Ice Sheet

A new map shows where the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet is likely thawed.

Published Aug 4, 2016

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Greenland’s Leidy Glacier
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Greenland’s Leidy Glacier

Crisscrossing glaciers in northwest Greenland flow along the path of least resistance.

Published Jan 22, 2015

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Greenland Ice Sheet
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Greenland Ice Sheet

Although 2005 overall saw a new record, the extent of June melting in 2005 was unexceptional. The same held true for 2006, when this picture was taken.

Published Jun 30, 2006

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Thinning Greenland Icecap
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Thinning Greenland Icecap

Published Jul 21, 2000

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Rock and Ice in Northern Greenland
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Rock and Ice in Northern Greenland

Fjords wind between icy, rocky islands and peninsulas, and connect inland areas to an ice-choked ocean.

Published Aug 3, 2018

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Ice Loss in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
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Ice Loss in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago

These color-coded maps show ice mass changes in the northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago from 2004 to 2009.

Published Jun 1, 2011

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