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Shaky Oasis for Some Polar Bears Found, But Not for Species
With the polar bear species in a fight for survival because of disappearing Arctic sea ice, a new distinct group of Greenland bears seem to have stumbled on an icy oasis that might allow a small remote population to “hang on.”
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Eager to Travel? Here Are the Top 22 Global Hot Spots With ‘Cheap' Airfares for 2022
Scott’s Cheap Flights analyzed round-trip airfares from the U.S. to locations all over the world to find 22 spots where historically good fares are on offer.
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The Cheapest Way to ‘Own' a Superyacht? Buy an Apartment on One
Residential superyachts sell onboard apartments to owners who want top-of-the-line amenities without the hassle of boat maintenance and staffing.
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It Rained for the First Time at the Summit of Greenland's Ice Sheet
Rain fell for several hours at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet last week — the first rainfall event in recorded history at a location that rarely creeps above freezing temperatures
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Greenland Suspends Oil Exploration Because of Climate Change
The left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the world’s largest island, calling it is “a natural step” because the Arctic government “takes the climate crisis seriously.”
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Dismay as Huge Chunk of Greenland's Ice Cap Breaks Off
Scientists say an enormous chunk of Greenland’s ice cap, estimated to be about 110 square kilometers (42.3 square miles), has broken off in the far northeastern Arctic
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Warming Toll: 1 Degree Hotter, Trillions of Tons of Ice Gone
Since leaders first started talking about tackling the problem of climate change, the world has spewed more heat-trapping gases, gotten hotter and suffered hundreds of extreme weather disasters. Fires have burned, ice has melted and seas have grown. The first United Nations diplomatic conference to tackle climate change was in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Here’s what’s happened to Earth...
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Climate Change Damaging Lifelong Health of Children Across the World, Medical Officials Warn
Climate change is already damaging the health of children, and its impacts will harm the entire generation with serious health problems throughout their lives, according to a new report from the medical journal The Lancet. Scientists and health experts from 35 academic institutions and United Nations agencies said that children will suffer from a rise in infectious diseases, malnutrition and...
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‘We're All in Big Trouble': Climate Panel Sees a Dire Future
Earth is in more hot water than ever before, and so are we, an expert United Nations climate panel warned in a grim new report Wednesday. Sea levels are rising at an ever-faster rate as ice and snow shrink, and oceans are getting more acidic and losing oxygen, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said in a report issued as...
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An Island Imperiled: Climate Change Threatens Greenland
For many scientists, Greenland is considered “ground zero” for climate change, a place where global warming’s impact is most apparent — and where the effects of rising temperatures, warming oceans and melting ice could have the most dire consequences. But for the 55,000 people who make their home on this massive, ice-covered island, an autonomous Danish territory, the realities of...
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Greenland Fallout: Trump's Canceled Trip Blindsides Denmark
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says she is “disappointed and surprised” by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel his visit to Denmark after she called Trump’s idea of buying the semi-autonomous Arctic territory of Greenland from Denmark “an absurd discussion.” Trump, who was scheduled to visit Denmark on Sept. 2-3 as part of a European tour, tweeted his decision...
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Danish PM: Trump's Idea of Buying Greenland Is ‘Absurd'
Greenland is not for sale and U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of buying the semi-autonomous Danish territory in the Arctic from Denmark is “an absurd discussion,” Denmark’s prime minister said. Mette Frederiksen, who was visiting the world’s largest island to meet Premier Kim Kielsen, told reporters: “Greenland is not Danish. Greenland is Greenlandic. I persistently hope that this is not...
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Greenland Says It's ‘Not For Sale' After Trump Raises Prospect With Aides
Greenlanders are giving Donald Trump the cold shoulder. Although amused, they’re definitely not warming up to the U.S. president’s talk of buying the semiautonomous Danish territory. “We see it as an expression of greater interest in investing in our country and the possibilities we offer,” the Greenland government said Friday in a short statement. “Of course, Greenland is not for...
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Trump Has Talked About Buying Greenland for US
Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about it.
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NASA Scientists Fly Over Greenland to Track Melting Ice
The fields of rippling ice 500 feet below the NASA plane give way to the blue-green of water dotted with irregular chunks of bleached-white ice, some the size of battleships, some as tall as 15-story buildings. Like nearly every other glacier on Greenland, the massive Kangerlussuaq is melting. In fact, the giant frozen island has seen one of its biggest...
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The Soaring Cost of Rising Seas
Conservative estimates show we may see seas rising between 11 inches and 24 more inches by 2100. Aside from the environmental impact, rising seas will generate financial strain worth hundreds of billions.
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Walloped by Heat Wave, Greenland Sees Massive Ice Melt
The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island’s ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic. Greenland, the world’s largest island, is a semi-autonomous Danish territory between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans that has 82% of its surface covered in ice....
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Why Wildfires are Appearing at Unprecedented Rates in the Arctic
Throughout June and July, hundreds of wildfires have flared across the Arctic Circle in Alaska, Siberia and Greenland, sending clouds of harmful carbon dioxide emissions into the air. Fires are common in the Northern regions of Alaska between May and October, but not above these areas where there are fewer trees, according to Nancy French of the school of Forest...
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Adorable Baby Beluga Whale Born at Shedd Aquarium
The Shedd Aquarium welcomed a new member to its family. Mauyak, a 38-year-old beluga whale gave birth to a healthy calf Wednesday at 7:23 p.m.
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Pompeo Skips Moscow to Meet With European Officials on Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has changed the schedule for his latest trip to Europe, substituting a stop in Moscow for one in Brussels to discuss Iran and other issues with European officials. A State Department official says Pompeo, who departed Sunday night, is still expected to meet Tuesday in Sochi with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey...