An estimated 7,500 of Greenland lakes turned brown, began emitting carbon, and suffered a decline in water quality.

Greenland's iconic blue lakes turned brown in 2022 due to heatwaves and permafrost thaw, releasing carbon and disrupting ecosystems—a stark warning about accelerating climate change.

Following two months of record heat and precipitation in fall 2022, an estimated 7,500 lakes in West Greenland turned brown, ...

researchers found that eutrophic lakes had higher concentrations of certain organic compounds, which could accelerate carbon cycling processes. This research underscores the impact of nutrient ...

Extreme weather events transformed the Greenland lakes from carbon sinks into significant sources of carbon dioxide, with emissions rising by 350%, according to a new study. Here's how this happened.

Record heat and rain turned thousands of Greenland lakes brown in 2022 as they hit a tipping point and began emitting carbon dioxide.

The gas is produced by microbes in the sediment at the bottom of lakes who consume organic matter that falls into the water from plants and trees that live close to the shore. The amount of ...

West Greenland's lakes have undergone an alarming change. Within just a couple of years, thousands of its great blue lakes ...