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Arctic warming Trump dismisses reaches record highs, stoking interest in Greenland

Climate change which U.S. President Donald Trump calls the greatest con job ever perpetrated in the world is precisely what is driving the push to gain control of Greenland, an ambition openly declared by Trump. Human-caused global warming is reaching record levels in the Arctic region. This triggers ice melt, opening new shipping routes that major powers want to control, as well as theoretically easier access to the island's resources minerals and fossil fuels.

Environment

fromFuturism

5 months ago

Scientists Alarmed as Floodwater Punches Through Greenland's Ice Sheet

A massive flood of subglacial lakewater burst through Greenland's ice sheet, revealing previously unknown dynamics of ice melt and water storage.

OMG science

fromwww.scientificamerican.com

8 months ago

Inside the Controversial Geoengineering Work to Refreeze the Arctic's Disappearing Ice

The Arctic sea ice is at its smallest extent on record, with concerns about its impending seasonal disappearance due to global warming.

fromFuturism

8 months ago

Antarctic Glacier Accused of "Ice Piracy"

We think that the observed slowdown on Kohler West Glacier is due to the redirection of ice flow towards its neighbor - Kohler East. This is due to the large change in Kohler West's surface slope, likely caused by the vastly different thinning rates on its neighboring glaciers.