Surprise! Greenland ice sheet melting being driven by ice-loving algae

From the American Geophysical Union and the “but we’ll still find a way to blame CO2, just you wait” department. It seems this is a frustrating day for climate-ice researchers,…

Remember when the calving of the Petermann Glacier was a sure sign of ‘global warming’? Never mind.

WUWT readers may recall some articles we did years back debunking the alarm over the Petermann glacier calving off a large iceberg. In case you are unfamiliar, it’s what glaciers…

Greenland ice stream retreated during a cold period of climate

From the UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI Ice stream retreats under a cold climate Why did the Jakobshavn Isbræ ice stream in West Greenland retreat under a cold climate period called the…

Shock news: Melting ice in Greenland makes seawater a bit less salty

From AARHUS UNIVERSITY and the obvious science with one datapoint department The melting ice makes the sea around Greenland less saline For the first time, ocean data from Northeast Greenland…

Good For The Greenland Ice Sheet, Bad For The Corn Belt

Guest essay by David Archibald One thing that climate rationalists and warmers can agree on is that we all would like to have a healthy Greenland Ice Sheet. The good…

Alarmists Gone Wild: Greenland losing 400 cubic km ice cubes per year!!!

Guest post by David Middleton […] The thaw is happening far faster than once expected. Over the past three decades the area of sea ice in the Arctic has fallen…

Oceans Melting Greenland campaign (OMG)

UCI, NASA reveal new details of Greenland ice loss Data are dramatically increasing knowledge of how the ocean is melting the ice sheet From the UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA – IRVINE…

Studies worry: Is Greenland on thin ice?

From the UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Greenland on thin ice? Two studies in Nature open deep history of Greenland’s ice sheet — and raise new questions about its stability The ice sheet…

Oh, darn. Study: Most meltwater in Greenland fjords likely comes from icebergs, not glaciers

From the AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION Most meltwater in Greenland fjords likely comes from icebergs, not glaciers WASHINGTON, DC — Icebergs contribute more meltwater to Greenland’s fjords than previously thought, losing…

Study: 'accelerated melting of the lower Greenland ice sheet' due to bacteria darkening the surface albedo

From RESEARCH ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS and the “dirty snow” department. Factors promoting growth of cryoconite granule formation and glacial/ice sheet melting Cryoconite granules (see Figure 1) are dark, millimeter-sized…

Claim: Greenland Ice Melt "worse than previously thought"

Guest essay by JohnA Yes, it’s been a while because frankly, it’s difficult for me to keep following eco-Armageddon when I keep falling asleep or doing other stuff like living…

In Honor of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Global Warming Publicity-Founded Visit to Greenland…

…A Few Model-Data Comparisons of Greenland Surface Air Temperatures Guest Post by Bob Tisdale Mass losses from Greenland’s ice sheets have been one of the focuses of alarmists for decades.…

Desperate Claim: Greenland's 2015 melt records consistent with 'Arctic amplification'

From Columbia University and the “any weather event is now proof of global warming” department comes this reach of a paper trying to claim that a northern jet stream excursion…

Weather pattern changes over Greenland may account for melting, storms in Europe

From the UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD and the “weather, not climate department” comes this paper that basically says it has discovered the Greenland Block all over again. See image below, which isn’t…

Uh, oh. New study shows Earth's internal heat drives rapid ice flow and subglacial melting in Greenland

Distant history of the North Atlantic region contributes to the present-day ice loss From the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences To understand Greenland’s ice of today researchers have to go…

New cause of exceptional Greenland melt in July 2012 revealed

From YORK UNIVERSITY and the “weather, not climate” department comes this study that adds to a previous study that suggests the Greenland surface “instamelt” of July 2012 was a short-term event…

Another alarmist pillar collapses – Greenland melting due to old soot feedback loops and albedo change – not AGW

From the EARTH INSTITUTE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY and the “we told you so time and again at WUWT” department comes this study which not only explains the “insta-melt” in the…

Study: Greenland ice sheet moving slower now than in the last 9000 years

From the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN and the “must add a global warming caveat to prevent backlash” department: Scientists map movement of Greenland Ice during past 9,000 years Scientists have…

Yet another prediction of doom over Greenland ice melt and the AMOC that we can ignore

From the “fresh melt water will disrupt the planet” department, except that this ongoing alarm has already been debunked by NASA, see: NASA refutes Mann and Rahmstorf – Finds Atlantic ‘Conveyor…

Debunking the "Vikings weren't victims of climate" myth

Guest essay by F.J. Shepherd Norse Medieval Greenland and Historical Realities Some people have claimed that Greenland was no warmer 1,000 years ago than it is today. In fact, some have…