Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede has stated that he is ready to talk with newly elected US President Donald Trump. He added that Greenland wants to decide independently on foreign policy. Greenland wants more autonomy in its foreign policy, Greenland Prime Minister Mute Egede said on Friday during a joint press conference with Danish Prime […]
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“Lack of understanding.” Scholz outraged by Trump’s words
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz strongly opposes US President-elect Donald Trump’s statements about Greenland. Denmark consistently refuses to sell Greenland to Donald Trump. During a news conference Tuesday, Trump was asked whether he planned to avoid military or economic coercion to take full control of the Panama Canal and Greenland. The president-elect did not explicitly rule […]
The melting of the ice in Greenland will raise the sea level by 27 centimeters, twice as much as expected
© Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Author: Lusa The rapidly melting Greenland ice sheet will eventually raise global sea levels by at least 11 inches, more than double what was previously predicted, according to a study published Monday. This effect may be caused by so-called ‘zombie ice’ or ‘doomed ice’, which, although still attached […]
Greenland tries to curb tourism and face the threat of climate change
Leaving the airport of Ilulissat, the third largest city in the autonomous region of Denmark, a landscape of rare beauty is discovered, with gray rocks and icebergs in the background. Exceptional ice blocks constantly leave the neighboring fjord in the open sea, where whales sometimes appear. These postcard-like landscapes attracted 50,000 people in 2021, ten […]
Millionaires fund mineral ‘treasure hunt’ in Greenland
melting ice in greenland © Lucas Jackson/Reuters Author: TSF The world’s biggest millionaires are investing in the search for critical minerals on the west coast of Greenland to convert minerals into green energy. according to CNN International. The multi-million dollar group will financially support the Kobold Metals and Bluejay Mining companies to exploit the island’s […]