That’s imprudent, because the Arctic’s climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere on Earth. Such rapid warming further ...

As recent reports indicate, by 2100, the Arctic will undergo significant changes. If climate warming continues, the region will face rising temperatures. This will cause the permafrost to disappear, ...

Built on Arctic permafrost, the base hosts 200 troops in Greenland's far north. Its closest neighbor is 75 miles away, a small town called Qaanaaq, population 646. Not that it matters, since the ...

In the face of relentless climate change, we urgently need to turn down the thermostat. Are we already too late? We tackle the reasons for optimism and concern.

July 08, 2024 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Amid an acceleration of glacial retreat and permafrost degradation and an increase in wetlands and vegetation, the total area in Greenland covered by ...

Football is the most popular sport on the island, with around 5,500 registered players, but for years, it has been unable to meet FIFA's requirements.

Atmospheric rivers brought heat and rain, melting Greenland’s permafrost and releasing stored carbon, nutrients, and iron into the lakes, fundamentally altering their chemistry. Once CO₂ ...

This story appears in the June 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. At first glance Greenland is an expanse of blinding white. But as my chopper swings low over the island, color catches my ...