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By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Humeyra PamukCOPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States announced a $12.1 million economic aid package for Greenland on Thursday aimed at strengthening mutual ties and boosting a renewed U.S. push for a greater military presence in the Arctic.The move to improve ties with Greenland drew some criticism…

The mollusc Leptogyra bujnitzkii appeared in a biological collection in Russia thanks to the legendary Arctic drift that began on 23 October 1937. Credit: SPbU The mollusk Leptogyra bujnitzkii first appeared in a biological collection in Russia thanks to the legendary Arctic drift that began on 23 October 1937. Three…

While the US proposition to lend Greenland a helping hand hit a sore spot in Denmark and was called “unheard” of and even “reprehensible”, the reactions in Greenland were much warmer.As long as the exact conditions of the financial help from Washington are unknown, there is no reason to reject…

Dr Jenny Clack, FRS, vertebrate palaeontologist, died on 26 March, aged 72."A defining stage in vertebrate evolution was the origin of tetrapods, the limbed vertebrates, some 380m years ago. Remarkable discoveries in East Greenland in 1987 by Jenny Clack, who has died aged 72 from cancer, transformed our understanding of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is poised to announce an expanded diplomatic presence in Greenland and a new assistance package for the vast island aimed at thwarting growing Chinese and Russian influence in the Arctic.The announcement, expected Thursday, will come less than a year after President Donald Trump drew…

Overall, temperatures across Europe have been 2C hotter during the last five years than they were in the latter half of the 19th century Last year was the hottest in history across Europe as temperature records were shattered by a series of extreme heatwaves, the European Union's satellite monitoring surface…

Air Quality Published on April 20th, 2020 | by Winter Wilson Follow CleanTechnica on Google News. April 20th, 2020 by Winter Wilson  In the second half of this interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series (first half here), Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down…

The Defense Department's top watchdog wants to analyze whether the Navy's newest fleet of maritime surveillance aircraft is fully ready to hunt and track submarines near Europe, nearly seven years after achieving operational readiness in 2013.In a letter sent to the service as well as U.S. European Command, the Inspector…

The mountains northwest of Oslo are some of Europe’s highest, and they are covered with snow throughout the year. Norwegians call them the Jotunheimen, meaning the home of the jötnar—the giants of Norse mythology. But years of warm weather have now melted much of that snow and ice, revealing a…