Climate research

Greenland shrinks slightly and is slowly drifting northwest

Remarkable changes are taking place in Greenland these years, according to new research. The vast ice masses are warming and melting at an accelerating rate. At the same time, movements in the bedrock caused by the last ice age are reshaping the island. As a result, Greenland is increasingly subjected to twisting, pressure, and tension.

Greenland is shifting some centimeters northwest each year, shows new research led by Danjal Longfors Berg (right). The island’s size also changes due to bedrock stretching and compression. Photo: DTU Space

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Danjal Longfors Berg

Danjal Longfors Berg Postdoc Department of Space Research and Space Technology