Greenland

A mineral-rich area in eastern Greenland. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Trump returns to talk about “controlling Greenland” – but Greenland’s minerals remain mostly under the ice

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Despite Washington's talk of acquisition and "national security," environmental regulation, legal uncertainty, and extreme conditions in the Arctic make mining and drilling difficult—and the ice sheet continues to melt.
Sea level changes in the past and possibly in the future. Map prepared by Emanuel Soding, Christian Albrecht University, using NOAA data

Why is the sea level rising faster than expected?

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An artist's illustration of what a large meteorite hitting the sea might look like in the first second of impact. We do not know if the area affected 3 billion years ago was covered by water or if the sea was nearby. Credit: Carsten Egestal Thuesen, GEUS

The oldest crater on Earth was discovered in Greenland

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Satellite image of the ash plume from the volcano in Iceland, May 23, 2011. European Space Agency

What is volcanic ash (volcanic ash), and why is it dangerous?

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Map of currents around Greenland

Warm water in Greenland

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Greenland's glaciers are melting at an alarming rate

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Greenland's sea ice has reached an 800-year low

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