The Greenland Ice Sheet is a crucial bellwether for monitoring climate change. It holds around 8% of the planet's freshwater ...

In the Greenlandic language, the name for Greenland is Kalaallit Nunaat, meaning “the land of the people.” In fact, fewer than 60,000 people call this large land mass home, earning Greenland the ...

The Greenland Ice Sheet’s fate is intricately tied to the global climate crisis. Melting ice contributes to rising sea levels ...

Greenland is the world's largest island and an autonomous Danish dependent territory with self-government and its own ...

Donald Trump says the U.S. needs control of Greenland and the Panama Canal "for national security." Here's why both places ...

Greenland is covered by the world's second-largest ice sheet, beaten only by Antarctica. Under this vast expanse of ice lies ...

Greenland is located to the northeast of Canada and is largely covered by the Greenland Ice Sheet. The largest island in the world, but home to only around 60,000 people, it is a semi-autonomous ...

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Greenland will be “a key focus point” through the 21st century because of the effect its melting ice sheet will have on sea levels, said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice ...