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Greenland PM Explains What Trump 'Must Understand'

'We are not for sale,' says Mute Bourup Egede

(Newser) - In his address to Congress and the nation on Tuesday, President Trump expressed optimism about a number of subjects—including America's chances of snagging Greenland . "We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we're working with everybody involved to try and get it,"...

Scientists Find Greenland Ice Sheet's Point of No Return

Climate modeling study suggests collapse could become inevitable sooner than you might think

(Newser) - Greenland's ice sheet, one of only two permanent ice sheets on Earth, loses a reported 33 million tons of ice every hour , or almost 290 billion tons per year. Hovering at around 650,000 square miles, it has not yet reached an irreversible tipping point, where its collapse—and...

Cheeky Petition Wants Denmark to Buy California

It's racked up more than 200K signatures

(Newser) - "Måke Califørnia Great Ægain" appears atop a cheeky petition calling for Denmark to buy the state of California—one that has garnered more than 210,000 signatures as of this writing. NBC News sees it as a "satirical counter offer" to President Trump's own...

In 'Fiery' Call With Danish PM, Trump Demands Greenland Sale

The president insists possession of the Arctic island is imperative to US security

(Newser) - President Trump wants Greenland, and he's reportedly making that very clear to its current ownership. The Hill reports that Trump had a "fiery" 45-minute phone call with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Jan. 15, five days before his inauguration. According to the Daily Mail , the call descended...

France, Germany Warn Trump Over Greenland

EU won't let other nations 'attack its sovereign borders,' France's foreign minister says

(Newser) - European leaders are taking President-elect Trump's remarks about acquiring Greenland for the US very seriously. On Wednesday, the day after Trump said he wouldn't rule out using military force , officials in Germany and France warned the president-elect against threatening Greenland, the BBC reports. "The principle of the...

Mexico&#39;s President Jokes About Renaming US
Mexico's President Jokes
About Renaming US
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 8, 2025 3:54 PM CST

Mexico's President Jokes About Renaming US

'Mexican America, that sounds nice'

(Newser) - After President-elect Trump called for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, Mexico's president unveiled a rival renaming plan. At her daily press conference Wednesday, Claudia Sheinbaum joked that all of North America, including the US, could be renamed "Mexican America," Reuters reports....

There&#39;s a Trump Visiting Greenland
Trump Jr. Visits
Greenland
Jan 7, 2025 1:05 PM CST

Trump Jr. Visits Greenland

Unofficial visit sparks speculation as president-elect says, 'MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!'

(Newser) - The eldest son of President-elect Trump arrived in Greenland on Tuesday for a private visit that heightened speculation that the incoming US administration could seek to take control of the mineral-rich Danish territory. (In a Tuesday news conference, President-elect Trump did not rule out the possibility of military action.)...

Change to Coat of Arms Could Be King's Message to Trump

Updated Danish coat of arms gives bear representing Greenland a more prominent place

(Newser) - A change to Denmark's royal coat of arms is attracting more attention than permutations in Scandinavian heraldry might ordinarily receive. In what appears to be a response to President-elect Trump's remarks about the US acquiring Greenland, King Frederik X has updated the coat of arms to give the...

Denmark Plans 'Stronger Presence' in Greenland

Minister says timing of defense spending announcement is an 'irony of fate'

(Newser) - Denmark's defense minister, calling the timing of the announcement an "irony of fate," has announced a huge boost in defense spending for Greenland. Troels Lund Poulsen said the spending increase is a "double digit billion amount" in Danish krone, the equivalent of at least $1.5...

Trump&#39;s Favorite New Theme: &#39;Imperialism&#39;
Trump's
Favorite
New Theme:
'Imperialism'
the rundown
Dec 24, 2024 10:10 AM CST

Trump's Favorite New Theme: 'Imperialism'

Analysts do not think he's joking about plans to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal

(Newser) - As he prepares to return to the White House, President-elect Trump has floated the idea of the US taking over Greenland and the Panama Canal , not to mention needling Canada about becoming the 51st US state . A look at related coverage:
  • No joke: OK, disregard the Canada comments, which were
...

Trump: US Owning Greenland Is an 'Absolute Necessity'

Greenland's PM pushes back: 'We are not for sale and will never be for sale'

(Newser) - President-elect Trump is expressing some interesting territorial wishes ahead of his return to the White House, hinting in recent days that Canada should become the United States' 51st state and floating the idea that the US should retake control of the Panama Canal . Over the weekend, the Trump reupped an...

NASA Radar Spots Secret City US Built Under Greenland&#39;s Ice
NASA Radar Spots Secret City
US Built Under Greenland's Ice
in case you missed it
Dec 1, 2024 3:20 PM CST

NASA Radar Spots Secret City US Built Under Greenland's Ice

New image provides a more detailed look at abandoned compound

(Newser) - "We were looking for the bed of the ice and out pops Camp Century," NASA scientist Chad Greene said after spotting the secret city and Cold War relic in Greenland. Greene and his team were flying over the Greenland Ice Sheet in April, CBS News reports, when their...

'Big News' From DNA: Probable Viking, Inuit Encounters

Walruses brought to Europe by the Norse traced to Baffin Bay, home of the Thule Inuit

(Newser) - The idea that Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas long ago moved from the history books to the garbage can, but if you need more disputing evidence, you can find it in a new study on the Vikings, whose quest for ivory is believed to have led them into the path...

'Unprecedented' Seismic Signal Reveals a 650-Foot Tsunami

Wave became trapped in Greenland's Dickson Fjord last year, researchers find

(Newser) - Thankfully, no one was around to experience a 650-foot-high mega tsunami that sprung up close to a cruise ship route on Greenland's east coast last year, but scientists know it happened based in part on seismic waves. A seismic signal showed that the Earth shook over nine consecutive days...

Greenland Is Getting Taller
Greenland Is Getting Taller
NEW STUDY
Feb 11, 2024 2:45 PM CST

Greenland Is Getting Taller

Melting ice is a big factor, study says

(Newser) - As the world's ice sheets melt, Greenland is getting taller in a process known as glacial isostatic rebound. Live Science describes this gradual rise of the country's landmass as something like a "decompressing mattress." While the weight of the ice sheet lessens over time (much like...

Greenland Ice Sheet Losing 30M Tons of Ice Per Hour

New study finds an increase to the amount previously estimated

(Newser) - A new study on Greenland's ice cap has disturbing implications: Researchers found it's losing more than 30 million tons of ice per hour, on average. That's a lot more than had previously been estimated, and it means more freshwater is going into the north Atlantic Ocean than...

Greenland's Ice Sheet 'More Resilient Than We Thought'

Research says it may repair if we surpass climate goals, but only if things cool down fast

(Newser) - There's hope for Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet. New research published in Nature says that even if global temperatures rise past Paris Agreement goals, the ice sheet has a chance to rebound under certain conditions. NPR untangles the findings, noting that the 2-mile thick, densely packed sheet has...

Unknowingly Kept From Having Kids, They Want a Nation to Pay

67 women in Greenland demand Denmark provide compensation for involuntary birth control

(Newser) - A group of women are demanding Greenland's former colonial ruler Denmark pay millions of dollars in compensation for an involuntary birth-control campaign launched in the 1960s to limit births among Greenland's Indigenous population. Records show 4,500 intrauterine devices were fitted into females as young as 13 without...

In a Remote Part of Greenland, a Cruise Ship Is Stuck
Cruise Ship Pulled
Free After 3 Days
UPDATED
Sep 14, 2023 10:00 AM CDT

Cruise Ship Pulled Free After 3 Days

Vessel ran aground in a remote part of Greenland

(Newser) - A luxury cruise ship that ran aground in a remote part of Greenland above the Arctic Circle has been freed after three days, reports the AP . A fisheries research vessel came to the rescue earlier than expected and managed to pull the MV Ocean Explorer free at high tide on...

Greenlanders Embrace an 'Exciting New Beginning'

World's largest island opts to stick with daylight saving time for good, with no more clock moving

(Newser) - Residents of Greenland moved their clocks forward this past weekend and switched to daylight saving time for the very last time. Unlike most of Europe, Greenlanders will leave their clocks untouched come autumn when daylight saving time ends. While Europe and the US debate whether to stick to the twice-yearly...

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