Greenland Ice Sheet

The Greenland ice sheet (Danish: Grønlands indlandsis, Greenlandic: Sermersuaq) is a vast body of ice covering 1,710,000 square kilometres (660,000 sq mi), roughly near 80% of the surface of Greenland.

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Protectors of the Ice? Strange Giant Viruses Discovered on Greenland Ice Sheet

Biologists Find Giant Viruses in Samples from Greenland Ice Sheet

Giant viruses found on Greenland ice sheet

Giant viruses found on Greenland ice sheet - EurekAlert

Climate research: How the Greenland ice sheet can still be saved

Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns - Climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.

Sky-High Melting Menace: Atmospheric Rivers Linked to Melting Greenland Ice Sheet

Greenland Ice Sheet melting faster than previously thought, scientists say

Meltdown Alert: Greenland Ice Sheet Nearing the Point of No Return

The Greenland Ice Sheet Is Getting Close to a Melting Point of No Return

Next 10,000 years of Greenland ice sheet could be decided this century

Greenland Ice Sheet Very Close to Melting Point of No Return, Scientists Say

The Greenland Ice Sheet is close to a melting point of no return

Researchers build more detailed picture of the movement of Greenland Ice Sheet

Greenland Ice Sheet Warmest In At Least 1,000 Years As Scientists Warn Melting Ice Will Accelerate Sea-Level Rise

Greenland ice sheet: Short-lived ice streams

Greenland ice sheet may halve in volume by year 3000

Accelerating Melt Rate Makes Greenland Ice Sheet World’s Largest “Dam” – Generating Huge Amounts of Heat From Hydropower

Accelerating Melt Rate Makes Greenland Ice Sheet World’s Largest “Dam” – Gravitational Energy Generates Heat