Greenland

• Greenland rebuffs Trump, says country is ‘not for sale’

  President-elect Donald Trump is renewing unsuccessful calls he made during his first term for the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark.

  U.S. News

  Dec 23
  
• Luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland freed after 3 days

  The cruise ship was freed by a research vessel at high tide.

  World

  Sep 14, 2023
  
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• Arctic rainy days are likely to double by 2100. Here’s why

  The study used climate modelling to predict changes in precipitation under a high level of greenhouse gas emissions from 2015 to 2100.

  Environment

  Oct 8, 2022
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• ‘Zombie ice’ will raise sea level by nearly 30 centimetres as Greenland melts

  No matter what the world does to mitigate the effects of climate change, the melting Greenland ice sheet will add at least 27 centimetres to the current sea level.

  Environment

  Aug 30, 2022
• U of M study suggests shift to more rain than snow in the Arctic coming earlier than expected

  Modelling suggests the shift to more rain than snow will happen between 2050 and 2080, states the U of M study. This could happen even faster due to rapid warming and sea ice loss.

  Environment

  Nov 30, 2021
• ‘Future belongs to renewable energy,’ Greenland says as it stops oil search

  ``The future does not lie in oil. The future belongs to renewable energy," said the government of Greenland in a statement regarding its decision.

  World

  Jul 16, 2021
• Western University scientist discovers possible age of massive impact crater in Greenland

  A new research paper from scientist Elizabeth Silber is now suggesting the Hiawatha crater in Greenland could have formed between 11,700 and 2.6 million years ago.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2021
• The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years, and that can change the planet

  Evolving conditions in the Arctic are an indicator of how climate change could transform the planet, say researchers Julie Brigham-Grette and Steve Petsch.

  Commentary

  Oct 3, 2020
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• Greenland lost a record-breaking amount of ice in 2019

  Last summer shattered all records with 586 billion tons (532 billion metric tons) of ice melting,

  Environment

  Aug 20, 2020
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• Polar bears become the face of climate change as Arctic ice caps shrink. Is it too late to save the species?

  "With no polar ice, there will not be polar bears," said Brandon Laforest, a senior specialist of Arctic species at WWF Canada.

  Environment

  Feb 27, 2020