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At what threshold is Greenland ice cap’s melting irreversible?

Melting of the 3km-thick ice cap is one of the biggest contributors to sea level rise but can be halted

The Guardian - UK

Indigenous people and climate change: With Kenya's Turkana people, when drought kills (1/4)

FRANCE 24 brings you the stories of the people who are on the frontlines of climate change. From Kenya to Panama, via Greenland and Australia, our reporters James André and Achraf Abid went to meet the indigenous people who live in harmony with nature and whose daily lives are being…

France 24

What will happen to the Greenland ice sheet if we miss our global warming targets

It’s hard to overstate how crucial Greenland, and its kilometres-thick ice layer, is to climate change. If all that ice melted, the sea would rise by about seven metres – the height of a house.

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Greenland women seek compensation after involuntary birth control scandal

Thousands of women and girls as young as 13 were fitted with coils without their consent in the 1960s, according to a report

Evening Standard

Dozens of Greenland’s Indigenous women seek compensation over forced birth control

‘We don’t want to wait for the results of the enquiry,’ say women seeking compensation

The Independent UK

Greenlandic women plan to sue Danish state over historical contraceptive ‘violation’

Group of 67 claim they were fitted with an IUD between 1966 and 1970 without consent or knowledge

The Guardian - UK

Woman stuck on grounded Arctic cruise ship says her biggest fear was running out of alcohol

Ocean Explorer has finally been freed after running aground in Greenland

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A luxury cruise ship is pulled free 3 days after running aground in Greenland

The luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer was successfully pulled free at high tide after running aground above the Arctic Circle with 206 people on board.

WEKU

Luxury cruise ship stranded in Greenland for three days finally pulled free

A luxury cruise ship that ran aground in a remote Greenland location with 206 people on board has been pulled free by a trawler, a spokesperson for Denmark’s armed forces said on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Third attempt fails to free luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer that ran aground in Greenland

Another attempt to pull free a luxury cruise ship with 206 people that ran aground in the world’s northernmost national park has failed after trying to use the high tide

The Independent UK

Three passengers with Covid on board cruise ship grounded off Greenland

Passengers in isolation with virus as Ocean Explorer remains stuck in Alpefjord national park

The Guardian - AU

Fishery vessel will try to pull free cruise ship with 206 people on board in Greenland

A fishery vessel will attempt to use the high tide to pull free a Bahamas-flagged Norwegian cruise ship carrying 206 people that has run aground in northwestern Greenland

The Independent UK

Cruise ship with 206 onboard runs aground in Greenland

Passengers to wait at least till Friday morning for rescue vessel to arrive

The Independent UK

Luxury cruise ship with 206 on board runs aground in remote part of Greenland

Rescuers will not arrive until Friday at the earliest, authorities said

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

To predict future sea level rise, we need accurate maps of the world's most remote fjords

Understanding how glaciers interact with the ocean is akin to piecing together a colossal jigsaw puzzle. And on various icebreaker expeditions to some of the most remote fjords in northern Greenland, colleagues and I have showed that the shape of the seafloor is one of the key pieces of that…

The Hindu

Warming-induced glacier retreat could create novel ecosystems

Climate change may halve glacier area outside Antarctic/Greenland by 2100, creating novel ecosystems. Depending on emissions, loss may range from 22-51%. These new ecosystems will be characterised by extreme to mild conditions, favouring primary productivity, non-native species & cold-adapted species. Urgent mitigation & protection needed to secure existence, functioning &…

Space

Greenland and Faroe Islands issue stamp for Danish astronaut's ISS mission

Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen's upcoming 'Huginn' mission to the International Space Station has gotten the stamp of approval from the Faroe Islands and Greenland.

The Conversation

Antarctica is missing a chunk of sea ice bigger than Greenland – what's going on?

Deadly heatwaves, raging wildfires and record global temperatures are upon us. But far from the flames, at the southernmost tip of the planet, something just as shocking is unfolding.

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Greenland ice sheets are weaker to climate change than we thought

Scientists found Greenland's precious thick ice sheet melted rapidly in the ancient past. The study raises new worries about modern-day sea rise, induced by human global warming.

WEKU

Why it's so important to figure out when a vital Atlantic Ocean current might collapse

Scientists know a current in the Atlantic Ocean could collapse suddenly as the climate changes. The question of when matters to billions of people around the globe.

The Hindu

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

400k yrs ago, Greenland was mostly ice-free as evidence suggests a forest of spruce trees covered the south.

Salon

When Greenland was green

Frozen soil extracted during the Cold War reveals a time when Greenland was free of ice. It could happen again

The Conversation

When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland. Global sea level was much higher then, between 20 and 40…

Kiplinger

Greenland, U.S. Plans to Boost Tourist Economy: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

A U.S. congressional effort could see some Canadian visitors get longer stays, meanwhile, Greenland bids to be the next vacation hotspot.

Bangkok Post

Greenland's ice sheet cannot wait

The days in Nuuk, Greenland's capital, are growing longer. Even after setting, the sun lingers below the horizon, casting a glow over the rocky coastal landscape. On sun-drenched days, when the skies are as blue as the ocean, one can admire Greenland's striking mountains. Their jagged summits contrast with the…

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