Why Greenland? Remote but resource-rich island occupies a key position in a warming world
Why is Greenland coveted? Are other climate factors at play? Why is Greenland’s location so important?
Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the planet.


Greenland is where climate change, scarce resources, tense geopolitics and new trade patterns all intersect, said Ohio University security and environment professor Geoff Dabelko.

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