Scientists in Greenland are using cutting edge technology to track tiny changes to predict what a warmer future might hold for the island's giant ice pack and the rest of the world.
A few of Greenland's biggest glaciers began melting a decade ago. And scientists are trying to puzzle out a mystery story with big consequences for the future of the island's fast-melting ice sheet.
Due to climate change, polar bears are foraging for food in remote villages.
Climate change is for real in Greenland.
Climate change is causing a small hunting village in Greenland to come face to face with an unlikely predator: polar bears.
In Qaqortoq, a small town in Greenland, the common view is that global warming is the best thing to have ever happened to the region.
When the fishermen-hunters from Qaqortoq bring back a whale, the shoppers are happy — whale meat is their favorite dish. Due to international quotas, the village is only allowed two whales per year.
Why is the Greenland Ice Sheet shrinking? And how fast?
As the ice recedes, Greenland's government seeks to exploit new-found minerals and will bottle melted glacier ice to sell in supermarkets. Jason George and Christopher Booker report.
NUUK, Greenland—The posters are plastered on school walls and at bus stops across Greenland's capital city. The message, aimed at teenagers, is a direct plea to use a special hot line: "The call is free. No one is alone. Don't be alone with your dark thoughts. Call."
If you know anything about Greenland, you know that it is the world's largest island. You know that it is the least densely populated country on the planet. You might even know that Richie Cunningham spent two seasons of Happy Days stationed here with the Army.
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