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Greenland’s west coast leads the way in 2025
National Snow and Ice Data Center
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Surface melting on the Greenland Ice Sheet is on a slightly above-average track for the 2025 melt season, with melt along the western coast leading the way. Overall, total melt-day extent as of June 20 is thirteenth highest in the 47-year...
Greenland to become more accessible – with new airport and flight routes
Conference & Meetings World
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July 10, 2025
Denmark will provide an additional DKK 1.5bn ($240m) to Greenland Airports International to complete the new international airport in Ilulissat. New development – Ilulissat International The Ilulissat project is now expected to open at the end of...
Centuries-old DNA reveals origins of Greenland’s unique dogs
Nature
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Despite their wolf-like appearance, Greenland dogs do not have especially high levels of wolf DNA.Credit: Arterra/Universal Images Group via GettySledge dogs in Greenland do not share much of their DNA with wolves despite their similar appearance,...
EU energy transition: European commission announces Strategic Projects outside of the EU to boost critical materials value chain
JD Supra - California
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July 10, 2025
Following the commission’s announcement in March of the first 47 Strategic Projects under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (Act) located within the EU (discussed in our previous article, the commission has confirmed 13 Strategic Projects located...
Herds over highways: Colorado’s largest wildlife overpass is now under construction above I-25
Colorado Public Radio
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Construction of the largest wildlife overpass in Colorado is underway across Interstate 25 in Douglas County. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, it'll also be one of the largest in the U.S. Located on the interstate between...
The Engineering Behind UgCS: Insights from Kristaps Brass on the Future of Drone Flight Planning
Dronelife - New Hampshire
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July 9, 2025
Kristaps Brass Drone technology is evolving at a rapid pace, and with it comes the need for more advanced, reliable, and user-friendly flight planning software. At the forefront of this innovation is UgCS, developed by SPH Engineering. To gain a...
Experience Greenland’s Inuit and Viking sheep farms on this stunning trail
AOL
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Explore South Greenland’s unique twist on hut-to-hut hiking, where trails connect scenic sheep farms and offer a blend of rugged landscapes and cultural traditions. Photograph by Peter Essick, Nat Geo Image CollectionMost visitors rarely...
Today, Tuvalu. Tomorrow, the entire world
Bangkok Post
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July 14, 2025
Some big changes arrive with a bang, but usually they sort of sneak in and you barely notice them at first. Last month's big change saw the creation of the world's first climate-change visas. It's a way of giving potential climate refugees some...
Cotton's bold plan to beat China in minerals race would skirt environmental hurdles
Fox News
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discusses how the Trump administration is addressing the Chinese land grab in the United States on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: A Senate Republican wants to...
WWU researchers head to Greenland to study glacial melt tied to soot, algae
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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July 8, 2025
For Western Washington University master’s student Colby Rand, standing at the edge of an alpine glacier to operate a drone the size of a golden retriever is nothing new. But doing it on a sheet of ice that’s 1,500 miles long — about the distance...
Greenland-US situation is ‘not solved’, Danish foreign minister says
EurActiv
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July 5, 2025
Greenland’s small population could leave it vulnerable to outside influence, Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said as Denmark took over the EU Council presidency. “We do not consider a military annexation as anything which likely could...
The Shining: my trip to the G7 horror show with Emmanuel Macron
The Guardian
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July 15, 2025
1. At the feet of Hans Egede Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is a small jumble of orange prefab buildings and low grey apartment blocks nestled on a stony outcrop on the edge of the ocean. There are no trees, but there’s a hill topped by the...
China Focus: Telescope in world's roof starts hunt for Big Bang's oldest ripples
Xinhua News Agency
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BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- High on a ridge 5,250 meters above sea level in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, a new eye onto the infant universe has blinked open. Scientists at the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) under the...
Toronto Company Lands 30-Year Critical Mineral Permit in Greenland
The Energy Mix
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July 8, 2025
A Toronto-based company has landed a 30-year permit in Greenland to mine molybdenum, a critical mineral used in solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries as well as aerospace and military manufacturing. Greenland Resources is “backed by the...
Mining People: ESGold, GR Silver Mining, South Pacific Metals, Golden Goliath Resources, Paladin Energy, SALi Lithium
Canadian Mining Journal
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July 4, 2025
Management changes announced this week: Belmont Resources announced George Sookochoff has tendered his resignation, effective July 31, 2025, from his positions as president and CEO. Blue Moon Metals named Stephen Eddy as senior vice president of...
Trump's threat over Greenland isn't 'over and done' yet, warns Danish foreign minister
Yahoo News
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July 7, 2025
Donald Trump's expansionist threat over Greenland is not "over and done" yet, even if the prospect of a military intervention remains improbable, says Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Denmark's foreign affairs minister, as he reaffirms his offer to deepen...
Metal heads, TikTokers, shiny new airports: Greenland, but not as you think you know it
AOL
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An outdoor wall mural is seen in Nuuk, Greenland, featuring an Inuit woman petting a polar bear.NUUK, Greenland − Musicians Pani and Sebastian Enequist sport once-suppressed Inuit face tattoos, hunt seals for food in remote fjords and honor nature...
Greenland amps up tourism drive
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Tourists on a whale watching boat tour take photos at sea near Nuuk, Greenland, on June 17. The Associated Press NUUK, Greenland — Greenland has a message for the rest of the world: We’re waiting for you. “Come visit Greenland,” said Nukartaa...
Why Greenland is more important to the US than ever
New York Post
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July 6, 2025
Wittingly or unwittingly, United Airlines gave Donald Trump a birthday present that more than made up for the lackluster army parade put on by Pete Hegseth. On June 14, the day Trump turned 79, the US carrier launched its inaugural flight from...
Shipping containers at the Greenland Terminal in the port at Brevik, Norway.
Buenos Aires Times
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July 2, 2025
The European Free Trade Association of Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland concluded negotiations on a free-trade agreement with South America’s Mercosur countries in a push for more transatlantic commerce. The FTA will “remove or...