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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Greenland, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 10 stories have been published about Greenland which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Greenland, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 10 stories have been published about Greenland which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · Greenland "Zombie ice" from the massive Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea level by at least 10 inches (27 centimeters) on its own, according to a study released Monday. Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting fed by those larger glaciers. Greenland has more than 120 trillion tons of ice that can be thought of as zombie ice. See the Story
Study: Greenland ice melt will raise sea levels by nearly a foot
55% Center coverage: 156 sources
Europe · NuukThe amount of ice that melted in Greenland between July 15 and 17 alone would be enough to fill 7.2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. The rate of melting in recent years exceeds anything Greenland has experienced in the last 12,000 years. Greenland holds enough ice that if it all melted, it would lift sea level by 7.5 meters.See the Story
The amount of Greenland ice that melted last weekend could cover West Virginia in a foot of water
74% Center coverage: 35 sources
Business · GreenlandThe Arctic's disappearing ice highlights a unique dichotomy. Greenland could become ground zero for sourcing the metals needed to power the solution to the crisis. Thirty geologists, geophysicists, cooks, pilots and mechanics are camped at the site where Kobold and Blujay are searching for the buried treasure.See the Story
Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes
74% Center coverage: 8 sources
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Books · WashingtonThe New York Times journalist Peter Baker and The New Yorker magazine journalist Susan Glasser revealed in their book, The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, that Trump's plan to buy Greenland came from Ronald Lauder, a New York cosmetics heir. Lauder offered to serve as a back channel to negotiate with Denmark, which owns Greenland. John Bolton, who was serving as national security adviser at the time, directed his aide Fiona Hill to form a team to consider ideas to acquire Greenland.See the Story
Book: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland
39% Left coverage: 13 sources
Business · Nuuk One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies. Rare earths are a group of minerals used in the manufacture of electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, robots and other machinery. China currently dominates global production, processing about 85% of the world’s rare earths, but skyrocketing demand is pushing companies to look for other sources.See the Story
Neo agrees to buy Greenland rare earth project from Hudson Resources
46% Center coverage: 11 sources
Europe · GreenlandIcebergs are getting smaller and the glacier is retreating, says Ilulissat mayor. Thawing permafrost is also threatening the stability of some buildings and infrastructure. Greenland has enjoyed self-rule since 2009 but hopes to gain full independence from Denmark one day. It has yet to find a way to stand alone financially, and for now, its main natural resource is the sea.See the Story
Greenland treads softly on tourism as icebergs melt
67% Right coverage: 3 sources
Tasiilaq · TasiilaqThe weather phenomenon piteraq sent powerful winds crashing down over the coastal town of Tasiilaq that left off with material damage.See the Story
47 residents were evacuated during violent storm in Southeast Greenland
Nuuk · NuukThe Arctic Circle Greenland Forum drew leaders from across the circumpolar world and beyond to Nuuk, Aug. 27 to Aug. 29. Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok signed a memorandum of understanding with Greenland. Meeting topics included discussions of minerals and cleaner shipping, Inuit women in the Arctic, climate change and improved telecommunications.See the Story
Arctic Circle gathering boosts cooperation across the circumpolar world
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Americas · ManiitsoqIn Maniitsoq, Greenland, the US aluminum giant Alcoa Corporation has been planning to build a smelting plant for years. Pictured against immense, isolating landscapes, the people await their plant and with it, the nation's possible first steps towards economic renewal and political sovereignty.See the Story
POV: Winter's Yearning
Tasiilaq · TasiilaqGreenland has instructed the Finance and Tax Committee to release funds for the planning of airports in the two East Greenland municipalities of Tasiilaq and Ittoqqortoormiit. The move is intended to better connect both communities to Greenland's air transport network and thus become part of the infrastructure program approved by parliament in 2015.See the Story
