News Muncher - searching for told

1 week ago

Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition

CNN

COPENHAGEN, Denmark Reuters — Denmark released anti-whaling activist Paul Watson from detention on Tuesday and said it had rejected a Japanese request to extradite him over criminal charges dating back more than a decade. US-Canadian Watson, 74, founder of the Sea Shepherd conservationist group and the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, was released in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, police in the autonomous …

Japan Japanese Denmark Watson Greenland Paul Watson

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment

Hindustan Times

By Ernest Scheyder Biden officials make last-ditch push for Greenland mining investment Nov 26 - The outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is making a last-ditch push for mining companies and others to invest in Greenland, a move aimed at cementing its critical minerals diplomacy and boosting Western supply of materials for the energy transition. Greenland, a semi-autonomous part …

Mining Minerals Critical Minerals Biden Greenland Nuuk Fernandez

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Last Chance to Witness Greenland's Beauty Before It Vanishes

Hindustan Times

Greenland, an icy land whose rugged landscapes are bewitching, wants to attract more tourists, a paradox for a territory that is particularly vulnerable to global warming and whose geographical isolation means that many people have to take planes to get there. Despite global warming, the island offers breathtaking views and a unique chance to witness nature's majesty before it changes.

Environment Law Global Tourism

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The next tourist hot spot bracing for swarms of American visitors

Daily Mail

Greenland has taken drastic measures to prepare for an an enormous influx of American tourists - as the amount of U.S. travelers heading to the island may double by next year. Greenland is anticipated to become a tourist hot spot as Americans flock to the island Greenland tourism officials told the Wall Street Journal that no American airline has ever …

Tourism Hot Country Denmark Journal Told American

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Clearing another hurdle at the Arctic Winter Games

BBC

Clearing another hurdle at the Arctic Winter Games Photo courtesy of Kyle Ḵaayák'w Worl The "knuckle hop" is based on a traditional method for hunting In the face of climate change, Indigenous communities are uniting in Alaska to compete in centuries-old sports and keep traditions alive during "the Olympics of the North". - Watch: Livestream the Games for free - …

Climate Change Traditions Games Winter Climate Traditional Western

1 year, 2 months ago

Dozens of Greenland’s Indigenous women seek compensation over forced birth control

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A group of women in …

Women Denmark Danish Greenland Ms Lyberth

1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey earthquake | Death toll may increase eight-fold, says WHO

The Hindu

The death toll from Monday's major earthquake in Turkey and Syria is liable to rise significantly above the provisional tally of more than 2,600, the World Health Organization forecast. "There's continued potential of further collapses to happen so we do often see in the order of eight-fold increases on the initial numbers," the WHO's senior emergency officer for Europe, Catherine …

Turkey Greenland Smallwood

2 years, 4 months ago

Billionaires are funding a massive treasure hunt in Greenland as ice vanishes

CNN

Nuussuaq, Greenland CNN — Some of the world’s richest men are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland. The Arctic’s disappearing ice – on land and in the ocean – highlights a unique dichotomy: Greenland is ground zero for the impacts of climate change, but it could also become ground zero …

Climate Change Climate Land Ice Mining Metals Critical Minerals

3 years, 4 months ago

Climate change report from IPCC a 'code red for humanity', United Nations chief warns

ABC

The Earth could be just 10 years from heating by more than 1.5 degrees Celsius — a threshold beyond which even more serious and frequent fires, droughts, floods and cyclones are expected to wreak havoc on humanity. Key points: Global warming would likely increase to 1.5C by about 2030, the IPCC report says, based on our current trajectory The effects …

Climate Change United Nations World Global Warming Change Australia Climate

Filters

Articles for Greenland, search results for told