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Tag: Greenland
A Front-Row Seat on the Spectacle of Ice
Above the Arctic Circle, in Greenland, a new building dramatizes the impact of climate change.
Solar Eclipse 2021: Highlights From the ‘Ring of Fire’
Weather and geography made it difficult to see the rare spectacle, but some intrepid people got an exciting view of the eclipse from unique vantage points.
Opposition Wins Greenland Election After Running Against Rare Earths Mine
Greenland’s left-wing environmentalist party promised to halt a mining project that could have made Greenland a major source of rare earths but at a potentially steep environmental price.
Loss of Greenland Ice Sheet Reached a Record Last Year
The ice loss in 2019 was more than twice the annual average since 2003, scientists said.
U.S. Aid for Greenland Prompts Praise and Suspicion in Denmark
The offer of $12.1 million in support revived memories of President Trump’s suggestion last year that the United States could simply buy the semiautonomous island.
Greenland Calls On Denmark to Help Fight Child Sexual Abuse
A former mayor of the community of Tasiilaq said, “I believe we are in a human, social and cultural death spiral if we don’t manage to stop the sexual abuse.”
Denmark’s Leader Didn’t Want a Fight With Trump. She Got One Anyway.
President Trump responded angrily when Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed the idea of selling Greenland, but she is trying to move past it.
In Denmark, Bewilderment and Anger Over Trump’s Canceled Visit
The cancellation, because the country expressed no interest in selling Greenland, was a rare snub for Denmark’s head of state.
Trump Scraps Trip to Denmark, as Greenland Is Not for Sale
The president said on Twitter that he was reacting to the Danish prime minister’s rejection of his interest in buying Greenland from Denmark.