Petermann Glacier

TWO YEARS LATER

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 11.01.2011

When a 100 square mile chunk -- an area four times the size of Manhattan -- broke off Greenland's Petermann Glacier in the summer of 2010, scientists ...

Blame It on Sunspots

Jeffrey Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeffrey Rubin

Every year seems to furnish us with more and more graphic images of climate change. And yet, other than the temporary reprieve we got during the world's deepest post-war recession, there seems to be no let-up in the growth of carbon emissions.

What Matters This Week: Russia Burns While Electric Cars Sizzle

David Ferris | Posted 05.25.2011

David Ferris

We explore what works and what sucks in the business of saving the planet. News from the Northern Hemisphere is grim.

Ice Island 4 Times Bigger Than Manhattan May Be On A Collision Course

AP | KARL RITTER | Posted 05.25.2011

STOCKHOLM — An island of ice more than four times the size of Manhattan is drifting across the Arctic Ocean after breaking off from a glacier in...

Petermann Glacier: Giant Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — A giant ice island has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland. A University of Delaware researcher says the floati...