15 hours ago · The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.

On a flat map, Greenland looks like a lonely white expanse at the top of the world. On the right projections, it jumps out as the hinge between North America, Europe and the Arctic Ocean, a …

2 days ago · As the Earth warms, new shipping routes from one side of the globe to the other are opening around Greenland, making the vast island a strategic priority for superpowers.

Mar 19, 2025 · As Greenland’s ice melts, the world’s biggest powers are eyeing its vast hidden resources. Discover why Greenland is at the center of a global battle for wealth, sovereignty, …

3 days ago · Greenland, the largest island on Earth, possesses some of the richest stores of natural resources anywhere in the world.

1 day ago · Lying between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans, Greenland is fast emerging as one of the most strategically important regions in the world. Once almost entirely covered in ice, …

5 days ago · The climate science at stake Research shows that around 80% of Greenland is covered by a colossal ice sheet which, if fully melted, would raise sea level globally by about 7 …