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Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more cold
Read full article: Polar vortex makes much of US colder than Greenland, but warmth is coming. Then more coldThe polar vortexโs icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.
Georgia Rep. files bill to allow Trump to enter into negotiations to buy Greenland, rename it โRed, White, and Bluelandโ
Read full article: Georgia Rep. files bill to allow Trump to enter into negotiations to buy Greenland, rename it โRed, White, and BluelandโBuddy Carter, a member of the U.S. House representing a large portion of Southeast Georgia, has introducted a bill that would authorize President Donald Trump to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename the territory as โRed, White, and Blueland.โ
EU leaders scramble to avoid friction with the US under Trump and avoid a 'stupid tariff war'
Read full article: EU leaders scramble to avoid friction with the US under Trump and avoid a 'stupid tariff war'European Union leaders are grappling with how to respond to the United States as it appears determined to start a trade war or even seize part of their territory.
Rubio says Trumpโs interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concerns
Read full article: Rubio says Trumpโs interest in Greenland and Panama Canal is legit and driven by China concernsSecretary of State Marco Rubio says President Donald Trumpโs desire to acquire Greenland and retake control of the Panama Canal is driven by legitimate national security interests stemming from growing concerns about Chinese activity in the Arctic and in Latin America.
Politics & Power: Whatโs the real agenda behind Trumpโs annexation agenda?
Read full article: Politics & Power: Whatโs the real agenda behind Trumpโs annexation agenda?Nancy Soderberg, a former United Nations ambassador and the director of the Public Service Leadership Program at UNF, joins Bruce Hamilton on Politics & Power this week to see if President Donald Trump is trying to gain the upper hand with China or even truly has an expansionist agenda.
Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured response
Read full article: Trump's words on Greenland and borders ring alarms in Europe, but officials have a measured responsePresident-elect Donald Trump has tossed expansionist rhetoric at U.S. allies and potential adversaries with arguments that the frontiers of American power need to be extended into Canada and the Danish territory of Greenland, and southward to include the Panama Canal.
Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration as she downplays his Greenland and Panama comments
Read full article: Italy's Meloni hopes to attend Trump inauguration as she downplays his Greenland and Panama commentsItalian Premier Giorgia Meloni says she doesn't believe President-elect Donald Trump actually intends to use military force to seize control of Greenland or the Panama Canal.
Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Read full article: Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming worldGreenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.
Takeaways from Trump's Mar-a-Lago press conference
Read full article: Takeaways from Trump's Mar-a-Lago press conferenceLess than two weeks before taking office, President-elect Donald Trump is taking some of his most audacious claims and promises of the transition period and amping them up to new levels.
Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama Canal
Read full article: Trump refuses to rule out use of military force to take control of Greenland and the Panama CanalPresident-elect Donald Trump says he won't rule out the use of military force to seize control of the Panama Canal and Greenland as he declared U.S. control of both to be vital to American national security.
Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: 'Weโre going to treat you well'
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Greenland with a message from his dad: 'Weโre going to treat you well'President-elect Donald Trump has told residents of Greenland that โweโre going to treat you wellโ as his oldest son visited the mineral-rich Danish territory thatโs home to a large U.S. military base.
Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland as his father muses anew about the US taking control of it
Read full article: Donald Trump Jr. to visit Greenland as his father muses anew about the US taking control of itDonald Trump Jr. is heading to Greenland, visiting the Danish territory as his father has continued to suggest that the U.S. could somehow take control of it.
Investigators say lightning strike may have sparked fire that destroyed Jacksonville home
Read full article: Investigators say lightning strike may have sparked fire that destroyed Jacksonville homeVideo from a News4JAX viewer shows crews working to put out the fire on Alexis Forest Drive, near Philips Highway.
Greenland court orders anti-whaling activist Paul Watson must remain in custody until Sept. 5
Read full article: Greenland court orders anti-whaling activist Paul Watson must remain in custody until Sept. 5Police say a court in Greenland has ruled that veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson must remain in custody as authorities consider Japanโs request for his extradition.
Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to Japan
Read full article: Anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrested in Greenland. He faces possible extradition to JapanGreenland police say they have apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan.
Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception in the 1960s and 1970s
Read full article: Indigenous women in Greenland sue Denmark over involuntary contraception in the 1960s and 1970sA group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 1970s and demanded total compensation of nearly $6.3 million).
Ocean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study says
Read full article: Ocean system that moves heat gets closer to collapse, which could cause weather chaos, study saysAn abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds a โcliff-likeโ tipping point looming in the future.
Stranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer is pulled free at high tide in Greenland
Read full article: Stranded luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer is pulled free at high tide in GreenlandAuthorities says the luxury cruise ship MV Ocean Explorer has been successfully pulled free three days after running aground in Greenland with 206 people on board.
A fishing vessel in Greenland will try to free a cruise ship that ran aground with 206 people
Read full article: A fishing vessel in Greenland will try to free a cruise ship that ran aground with 206 peopleA fishing vessel will attempt to use the high tide to pull free a Danish-owned luxury cruise ship that ran aground in northwestern Greenland with 206 people on board.
Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inches
Read full article: Zombie ice from Greenland will raise sea level 10 inchesA 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.
Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland
Read full article: Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in GreenlandOne of the worldโs few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies.
Shark thought to exist only in the Arctic found in Caribbean, researchers say
Read full article: Shark thought to exist only in the Arctic found in Caribbean, researchers sayIt was quite a discovery in tropical waters to bring in a Greenland shark, which can live for more than 500 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Landscaper dies in riding lawn mower accident, Jacksonville police say
Read full article: Landscaper dies in riding lawn mower accident, Jacksonville police sayInvestigators with the Jacksonville Sheriffโs Office responded Thursday afternoon to an accident involving a riding lawn mower in the Greenland neighborhood.
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Expedition discovers island believed world's northernmost
Read full article: Expedition discovers island believed world's northernmostA team of Arctic researchers from Denmark say they have accidentally discovered what they believe is the worldโs northernmost island located off Greenlandโs coast.
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Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate change
Read full article: Greenland suspends oil exploration because of climate changeThe left-leaning government of Greenland has decided to suspend all oil exploration off the worldโs largest island, calling it is โa natural stepโ because the Arctic government โtakes the climate crisis seriously.โ.
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Cold diggers? UN finds a record low in Greenland ice in 1991
Read full article: Cold diggers? UN finds a record low in Greenland ice in 1991GENEVA โ For all the recent talk of global warming, climate historians hunting for past temperature extremes have unearthed what the U.N. weather agency calls a new record low in the Northern Hemisphere โ nearly -70 degrees Celsius (-93 F) was recorded almost three decades ago in Greenland. The World Meteorological Organizations publicly confirmed Wednesday the all-time cold reading for the hemisphere: -69.6 Celsius recorded on Dec. 22, 1991 at an automatic weather station in a remote site called Klinck, not far from the highest point on the Greenland Ice Sheet. โIn the era of climate change, much attention focuses on new heat records," said WMO Secretary-General Professor Petteri Taalas in a statement. The new low was confirmed by so-called โclimate detectivesโ working with the WMO's Archive of Weather and Climate Extremes in Geneva. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was the -89.2 Celsius (-128.6 F) recorded in 1983 at the high-altitude Vostok weather station in Antarctica, WMO said.
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Warming shrinks Arctic Ocean ice to 2nd lowest on record
Read full article: Warming shrinks Arctic Ocean ice to 2nd lowest on recordIce in the Arctic Ocean melted to its second lowest level on record this summer, triggered by global warming along with natural forces, U.S. scientists reported Monday. The extent of ice-covered ocean at the North Pole and extending further south to Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Russia reached its summertime low of 1.4 million square miles (3.7 million square kilometers) last week before starting to grow again. Arctic sea ice reaches its low point in September and its high in March after the winter. This year's melt is second only to 2012, when the ice shrank to 1.3 million square miles (3.4 million square kilometers), according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, which has been keeping satellite records since 1979. In the 1980s, the ice cover was about 1 million square miles (2.7 million square kilometers) bigger than current summer levels.
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Record melt: Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019
Read full article: Record melt: Greenland lost 586 billion tons of ice in 2019After two years when summer ice melt had been minimal, last summer shattered all records with 586 billion tons (532 billion metric tons) of ice melting, according to satellite measurements reported in a study Thursday. Thats far more than the yearly average loss of 259 billion tons (235 billion metric tons) since 2003 and easily surpasses the old record of 511 billion tons (464 billion metric tons) in 2012, said a study in Nature Communications Earth & Environment. Last years Greenland melt added 0.06 inches (1.5 millimeters) to global sea level rise. While general ice melt records in Greenland go back to 1948, scientists since 2003 have had precise records on how much ice melts because NASA satellites measure the gravity of the ice sheets. As massive as the melt was last year, the two years before were only on average about 108 billion tons (98 billion metric tons).
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Scientists on Arctic mission make unplanned detour to pole
Read full article: Scientists on Arctic mission make unplanned detour to poleBERLIN A German icebreaker carrying scientists on a year-long international expedition in the high Arctic has reached the North Pole, after making an unplanned detour there due to lighter-than-usual sea ice conditions. Expedition leader Markus Rex said Wednesday the RV Polarstern was able to reach the geographic North Pole because of large openings in sea ice above Greenland, where shipping would normally be too difficult. The mushy ice conditions the Polarstern encountered this year provide further evidence of the warming that scientists say is taking place in the Arctic. The MOSAiC expedition involves scientists from 17 nations, including the United States, France, Russia and China. The coronavirus pandemic almost caused the mission to be cut short, as travel restrictions made resupply and crew rotations difficult.
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Pompeo meeting Danish leaders, likely to discuss pipeline
Read full article: Pompeo meeting Danish leaders, likely to discuss pipelineCOPENHAGEN U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Denmark on Wednesday for meetings with the country's leaders that are likely to address the construction of a disputed gas pipeline which Washington opposes. He also is set to participate in a meeting with political leaders from Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, which are semi-autonomous Danish territories. The European Union warned the U.S. to hold off threatening trade sanctions against EU companies involved in the completion of the new German-Russian natural gas pipeline and instead discuss differences as allies. Denmark gave permission in October for the German-Russian underwater gas pipeline to be laid to through its territory. The U.S. has been an outspoken opponent of the pipeline, which will transport natural gas about 1,200 kilometers (750 miles).
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Greenland: Police arrest suspects in statue vandalism case
Read full article: Greenland: Police arrest suspects in statue vandalism caseThe statue in Nuuks old district was vandalized early Sunday as Greenland was marking its National Day. Statues and monuments of people associated with racism or colonialism have been targeted in light of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. Egede, who was born in Norway that was part of Denmark at the time, is considered to be the person who colonized Greenland and founded the capital, Nuuk. Greenland was a Danish colony until 1953 when it became a formal part of the Danish Realm. In 2009, Greenland became a self-governing entity.

Ghost towns of Duval County: Greenland
Read full article: Ghost towns of Duval County: GreenlandUnlike the other communities that have largely disappeared over time and sprawl development, Greenland is a quiet and small ghost town that still exists. Largely hidden from sight, despite 273,500 vehicles passing within walking distance each day, Greenland's scenery largely remains the same as it was one hundred years ago. Greenland was established after the civil war along the Old King's Road. Still in operation, its Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church was established by freedmen in 1867. Reverting back to wilderness by the time the United States took possession of Florida, it was rebuilt by the U.S. Army between 1828 and 1831.

162 heat records could be broken across US this week
Read full article: 162 heat records could be broken across US this week'Tis the time for cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice and... record-breaking 90-plus degree weather across the country! 'Tis the time for cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice and... record-breaking 90-plus degree weather across the country! While some areas have been hotter than a pumpkin spice latte, Montana was buried with record-breaking snow over the weekend. Browning, Montana, got 48 inches of snow and Great Falls, Montana, hit a new one-day September snow record with 9.7 inches. Shifting temperature patterns across the globe fueled several dangerous summer heat waves that broke records in Europe and the US.

Your guide to the 3 most popular spots in Jacksonville's Greenland neighborhood
Read full article: Your guide to the 3 most popular spots in Jacksonville's Greenland neighborhoodGet to know this Jacksonville neighborhood by browsing its most popular local businesses, from a dessert spot to a nail salon. Located at 14866 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 102, it's the highest-rated business in the neighborhood, boasting 4.5 stars out of 166 reviews on Yelp. Amaretti DessertsPhoto: Bobby B./YelpNext up is family-owned bakery Amaretti Desserts, which offers desserts, coffee, tea and more, situated at 14965 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 105. Yelpers give the business, located at 14985 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 116, 4.5 stars out of 43 reviews. Open every day except Monday, the nail salon offers manicures and pedicures, full sets and fillers, collagen sock service and more to pamper fingers and toes.

Americans eye Greenland as their next vacation spot
Read full article: Americans eye Greenland as their next vacation spotCNN VideoCNN - Greenland might be the new travel hot spot, thanks to President Trump. "[T]raffic to our Greenland site increased by more than 2,800%, compared to the same date in 2018," the travel agency said in a statement to CNN Travel. And when the President tweeted an image of Trump Tower on Greenland, traffic spiked again. Intrepid said it did not have any concrete booking data yet, as it just began offering Greenland trips a few weeks ago. Part of the reason so many new Greenland tours are being offered now is because of climate crisis, which ironically makes the area more accessible for visitors.

Earth's future is being written in fast-melting Greenland
Read full article: Earth's future is being written in fast-melting GreenlandHELHEIM GLACIER, Greenland - This is where Earth's refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise. The ice Holland is standing on is thousands of years old. In just the five days from July 31 to Aug. 3, more than 58 billion tons (53 billion metric tons) melted from the surface. Nearly all of the 28 Greenland glaciers that Danish climate scientist Ruth Mottram measured are retreating, especially Helheim. Yes, the melting glaciers, less ice and warmer weather are noticeable and much different from his childhood, said Kulusuk Mayor Justus Paulsen, 58.

On glacier bottom in Greenland, scientists find troubling signs
Read full article: On glacier bottom in Greenland, scientists find troubling signsIt turned out to be a soccer field's worth of ice breaking off a glacier more than five miles away. Greenland lost 12.5 billion tons of ice to melting on Aug. 2, the largest single-day loss in recorded history and another stark reminder of the climate crisis. "We should be retreating already from the coastline if we are looking at many meters [lost] in the next century or two." In 2017, the glacier lost a whopping two miles, and a year later scientists from New York University captured a miles-long ice column break off the glacier's front. A billion tons of ice lost here raises sea levels in Australia, in Southeast Asia, in the United States, in Europe," Willis said.

Greenland's Ice Sheet Is Rapidly Melting and Donald Trump Wants to Buy It Anyway
Read full article: Greenland's Ice Sheet Is Rapidly Melting and Donald Trump Wants to Buy It AnywayCan President Trump buy Greenland? https://t.co/ev5DDVZc5f Lars Lkke Rasmussen (@larsloekke) August 15, 2019Greenland MP Aaja Chemnitz Larsen tweeted, No thanks to Trump buying Greenland!" Researchers have been tracking the melting ice on Greenland, which has the only permanent ice sheet in the world outside of Antarctica, and said the two largest melts in history have occured this summer. "We are literally watching the Greenland ice sheet disappear right before our very eyes, said NASA scientist Ian McCubbin. We all share one ocean, so a billion tons of ice lost here raises sea level all across the world."

Thinking about buying Greenland? Here's what to know about it
Read full article: Thinking about buying Greenland? Here's what to know about itGreenland is not on the market now, but that's not to say the government can't change its mind. Only 20% of the country's 836,300 square miles is inhabited by humans. Visit Greenland, the country's official tourism website, recommends hopping on a plane, helicopter or boat to get around. But that's a classic case of map distortion: At 11,724,000 square miles, the continent is 14 times larger than Greenland. Culture is uniqueNearly 90% of Greenland's population is of Inuit origin.

New Larry's Giant Subs location makes Greenland debut
Read full article: New Larry's Giant Subs location makes Greenland debutSandwich fans, take heed: You'll find a new Larry's Giant Subs location at 14866 Old St. Augustine Road, Suite 108, in Jacksonville's Greenland neighborhood. Larry's Giant Subs, which has locations in Florida and Texas, serves up made-to-order hot and cold sub sandwiches made with a variety of high-quality deli meats and cheeses. The new locale has proven popular thus far, with a 4.5-star rating out of three reviews on Yelp. Stephen E., who was among the first Yelpers to review the new spot on July 25, wrote, "It was my first time visiting a Larry's. Swing on by to take a peek for yourself: Larry's Giant Subs is open from 10 a.m.9 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m.9 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m.3 p.m. on Sunday.