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17 stories from Planck Standard. Latest: October 17, 2026.
A PNAS analysis of 20,736 papers found Greenland drew 20% of the attention while boreal permafrost thaw, with a similar 1.5C threshold, got 0.7%.
WatchThe agreement bans any non-NATO base or troops on the island, screens out Russian and Chinese investment and lets the Pentagon add bases 'as required.' A State Department official says it stays in force 'forever,' even if Greenland leaves Denmark.
An ESA-led team stitched together 45 surveys from 27 satellites to push the record back to the 1970s. The ice sheets were stable through the 1990s, then 'it really kicked in during the 2010s.' A brief pause from 2020 to 2023 is over.
The ice island calved off Petermann Glacier on August 4, the largest Arctic calving since 2020. Landsat 9 caught it colliding with Joe Island on consecutive days and coming out intact.
Greenland Energy, whose board includes people close to Trump, says up to $1 trillion in crude sits under Jameson Land. The government issued a 'strong warning' and says no drilling permit can be issued before November — past this season's window.
At the NATO summit, the president said Washington needs the Arctic island 'for the protection of the world' and suggested it isn't important to Denmark. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen shot back that Greenland 'is of course not for sale.'
The Nordic island nation, which has long stood apart from European integration, is reconsidering its relationship with the EU following escalating tensions over territorial sovereignty.
Greenlandic officials express concern about negotiation direction as they face Trump's threats to seize their island with little leverage.
Greenlandic officials express growing concerns about talks aimed at defusing President Trump's threats to seize their island, but have little leverage in discussions.
Greenlandic leaders express concern over negotiation direction as they possess little leverage against American pressure.
Two papers published this spring project a 51% slowdown by 2100 and the first multi-latitude observational confirmation that the Atlantic conveyor is closer to a tipping point.
President cites European reluctance to back U.S. military action as justification for scaling back NATO commitments while pursuing Greenland acquisition.
U.S. military officials in talks with Denmark for access to three additional areas on the strategically important Arctic island despite Greenlandic concerns.
U.S. seeks access to three additional areas on Arctic island as part of broader strategic positioning, while Greenlanders express concerns about increased presence.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, whose approval soared after she publicly rejected Trump's demands to cede Greenland, goes to the polls Tuesday with her center-left bloc holding a nine-seat polling lead.
An operational military order dated January 13, 2026, reviewed by Danish broadcaster DR, shows Copenhagen deployed soldiers and demolition materials to Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq under the cover of a NATO exercise — a contingency plan to deny U.S. aircraft landing strips if Trump moved to seize the territory.
Denmark's public broadcaster DR, citing 12 government and military sources, revealed that Danish troops deployed to Greenland in January had orders to destroy airport runways at Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq if American forces moved to seize the island.