Jun 02 Watch 8:24 Greenland unveils draft constitution in push for complete independence from Danish control By Malcolm Brabant After six years of work, the world’s biggest island has finally unveiled a draft of its constitution. Greenland gained autonomy from Denmark in 1979, but the former colonial power still has control of the island’s most important affairs. As special… Continue watching
Jan 18 Latest ice core analysis shows sharp warming spike in Greenland By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press New ice core data shows Greenland is the warmest it's been in more than 1,000 years. Until Wednesday's study, scientists didn't have recent ice core data. The last ice core was from 1995. Continue reading
Dec 09 Unlocking the oldest known DNA revealed a ‘lost’ Greenland from 2 million years ago By Maddie Burakoff, Associated Press Today, the northern tip of Greenland is a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the now extinct mastodon. Continue reading
Aug 29 Melting ‘Zombie ice’ from Greenland will raise sea level by 10 inches, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new study finds that Greenland has more than 120 trillion tons of ice that can be thought of as zombie ice that's going to raise sea level globally by at least 10 inches. Continue reading
Jul 16 Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change By Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
Sep 14 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Belarus’ besieged Lukashenko meets with Putin In our news wrap Monday, Belarus’ embattled President Alexander Lukashenko traveled to neighboring Russia to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who promised a $1.5 billion loan and warned against foreign interference in Belarus’ politics. Also, scientists in Denmark and… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Greenland lost record amount of ice last year In our news wrap Thursday, Greenland’s ice sheet lost a record 586 billion tons of ice last year -- more than double the annual average. A new satellite study reported the finding, which researchers blame on a combination of climate… Continue watching
Aug 20 In a record melt, Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A new satellite study finds that Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in a record melt last year. That's 140 trillion gallons of water or enough to cover all of California in more than four feet of water. Continue reading
Aug 23 Danish leader speaks with Trump amid Greenland dispute By Associated Press Danish media reported that the call, which comes after Trump scrapped a visit to Denmark, was "constructive."… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 7:37 Fuming over Greenland rebuff, Trump cancels upcoming Denmark visit By Malcolm Brabant President Trump has canceled a planned trip to Denmark because Danish leadership refused to discuss selling Greenland. In Denmark, Trump's decision was seen as "doubly offensive" considering he had reportedly pushed for a grand welcome from the longtime U.S. ally. Continue watching