Unique schooner North Sailing trip across Greenland recently launched
Icelandic sailing and tour provider, North Sailing, has recently launched a unique eight-day schooner arctic sailing trip across the fjord system of S...
Greenland melt ‘unavoidable’
Greenland’s ice sheet will almost definitely melt, irrespective of how much C02 emissions are limited, according to a new report. Based on information...
Cairn Energy makes deal for two Greenland rigs
Cairn Energy has announced a significant step forward in its hunt for oil in Greenland after securing two rigs for its drilling campaign.
Ice sheet melt water doubles in a year
A glaciologist has warned that, after a year of record-breaking temperatures, the Greenland ice sheet is “retreating and thinning extensively...
Shetland oil spill ‘could reach Greenland’
An oil spill could reach the shores of Greenland if there was a deepwater blowout near the Shetland Islands in the UK, according to a drilling firm’s ...
Kite-skiing trio break record in Greenland
Three men have claimed the world record for the longest kite-skiing expedition across Greenland’s ice cap.
Cairn sells Bangladesh assets to concentrate on Greenland
Oil and gas giant Cairn Energy is further bailing out of Asia by selling loss-making fields in Bangladesh in order to focus on Arctic projects.
Whales used as thermometers in Greenland
Horned whales living in the Arctic could prove crucial to the study of global warming after scientists discovered that they excel at taking the temper...