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The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason

The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason

During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is...

17.03.2025 10

The Conversation

Paul Bierman

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract

Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living and working in Greenland.

19.02.2025 2

The Conversation

Paul Bierman

We need Greenland. But not in the way Trump thinks

The newly inaugurated U.S. president is missing the real strategic and economic value of the island: its ice

24.01.2025 8

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Paul Bierman

Ancient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future

As we focused our microscope on the soil sample for the first time, bits of organic material came into view: a tiny poppy seed, the compound eye of...

05.08.2024 1

The Conversation

Paul Bierman