A Changing Greenland: Inertia Documented
The melting of the Greenland ice sheet shattered the seasonal record in August 2012 resulting in ice sheet thinning, and expedited plans for exploration of newly accessible minerals and oil drilling. It’s not just that there are larger climate effects–polar bears might go extinct, or native communities might have to adapt, which have already started. This could spell a change for the face of Greenland.
This windswept, chilling place was really the start of epic European exploration as the New World departure point of Leif Eriksson, the first European to step on North American soil and although seemingly forgotten is gaining more international attention. Greenland needs to be seen before it changes.
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