News:The United States offering a $12m financial package to Greenland has angered Denmark as the autonomous island falls within the territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. Facts: Greenland is the world’s largest island located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago It is an autonomous Denmark territory with limited self-government… Continue reading US financial aid for Greenland sparks outrage in Denmark
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Donald Trump reportedly wants Greenland. Can you really buy a foreign territory
U.S. President has said that he wants to buy Greenland.However,the Denmark government dismissed his statement and said that Greenland was not for sale. Greenland is the world’s largest island.It is an autonomous Denmark dependent territory with limited self-government and its own parliament. Denmark contributes two thirds of Greenland’s budget revenue while the rest comes mainly… Continue reading Donald Trump reportedly wants Greenland. Can you really buy a foreign territory
NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice
NASA scientists will study how global warming is melting Greenland’s ice. Specifically, Scientists would study whether melting is being caused more by warm air or warm seawater. The project is known as Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG). To study the melting of ice, NASA scientists will fly over Greenland for 5 years in a Douglas DC-3… Continue reading NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice
