The medieval mystery of Greenland's vanished Vikings

Recommendable!

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Texas Firm Prepares Greenland Oil Drilling Without Official Approval

Good news! Greenland is in the news again!

(1361) Texas Firm Prepares Greenland Oil Drilling Without Official Approval | WION News - YouTube

Greenland deep-sea shark, the longest living vertebrate on the planet, can live for around 400 years

Amazing stuff!

"... But in April 2026, a group of researchers and volunteers stood on the cloudy shoreline of County Sligo, Ireland, and marvelled at the sight of a species that had never been stranded here before – a dead Greenland shark. 

Judging by its size – around 3m (10ft) long – the grey-beige animal lying on the tidal flats was over 150 years old. ... 

The Greenland shark, the longest living vertebrate on the planet, can live for around 400 years. ..."

"... The [recovered dead] shark is now undergoing detailed scientific postmortem examination, contributing valuable data to the understanding of this elusive deep-water species. Tissue samples and selected anatomical components are being preserved as part of the National Museum’s scientific collections, ensuring a permanent record of this exceptional specimen. ..."

'We were all just in awe': A stranding in Ireland sheds new light on the long, slow, ice-cold life of a deep-sea shark "Some Greenland sharks alive today may have been contemporaries of Shakespeare. With a scarred heart that beats for centuries and eyesight that doesn't fade, this deep-sea shark defies age-related decline."

Remains of a rare Greenland shark recovered (original news release) "The remains of a rare 3-metre-long Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) has been successfully recovered from the shoreline in County Sligo, marking the first recorded stranding of this species on the Irish coast."

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Recovery of the remains of the dead shark

President Trump in Turkey: Greenland 'should be controlled' by U.S.

President Trump can be very persistent! Is Greenland an obsession of him? Or what is the strategic value of Greenland to the US? I am afraid the value is high.

I bet President Trump and Denmark can work out something regarding Greenland! The Danes are reasonable people! Perhaps, an outright purchase of the island is not possible!

I suppose since the Vikings discovered Greenland around 9th century, this island has been part of Denmark.

To all the global warming/climate change hoax purveyors: Why was Greenland called greenland by the Vikings? Hint: Medieval warming period, Greenland was much less ice covered.

Trump in Turkey: Greenland 'should be controlled' by U.S. | Just The News "Trump, in both his first and second terms, has attempted to secure a deal to purchase Greenland from Denmark, though both parties have balked at the prospect and NATO members have fumed over Trump's territorial aspirations."

Trump used Greenland as a distraction for European leaders

Sounds plausible!

"... Trump’s threats of taking over Greenland by force or coercion were part of an effort “to wind up Europe’s elite” as well as that of Canada; and that the president never “seriously meant to annex Greenland or to impose new tariffs on the Europeans.” “On this occasion,” Ferguson writes, “Trump was bluffing,” but the historian also sees something else at play. “The reason Trump forced Greenland to be the No. 1 topic at Davos . . . was to keep European leaders from meddling in America’s Middle Eastern and Eastern European policy,” ..."

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Danish veterans of US wars say they feel betrayed by Greenland threats

Bad news!

"Denmark has been a stalwart ally to America. Forty-four Danish troops were killed in Afghanistan, the highest per capita death toll among coalition forces."

"... Denmark’s prime minster has said it would mean the end of NATO.

For Danish veterans, it feels profoundly personal.

A NATO member since 1949, Denmark has been a stalwart ally to America. Forty-four Danish soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, the highest per capita death toll among coalition forces. Eight more died in Iraq. ..."

Danish veterans of US wars say they feel betrayed by Greenland threats

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15 German Soldiers Vacate Greenland After 44-Hour "Reconnaissance Mission". Really!

What kind of a joke was that! Plus, the German military used a Polish charter airline flight to transport their soldiers to and from Greenland! Embarrassing!

US President Trump Prepares Century-Long Lease for Greenland

Good news! A lease is probably one of the more realistic options! 

A long-term lease for the whole island or only parts of it?

Trump’s Arctic Sweetener: US Prepares ‘Puerto Rico Option’ and Century-Long Lease for Greenland, Sources Say

Italy's Meloni says Trump's tariffs over Greenland dispute a 'mistake'

Meloni is right! Call Trump and tell him to his face!

Trump announces 10% tariffs on NATO nations that send military forces to Greenland. Really!

I don't think this is a good or smart idea by President Trump! Generally speaking it is a welcome sign if more NATO member countries send troops to Greenland!

Why does President Trump insist on a "Complete and Total purchase of Greenland"! I don't it makes much sense! Possibly a long term lease of parts of Greenland would probably suffice!

"... In a post on Truth Social, Trump named Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland as the targets of the tariffs, which are set to begin on February 1, 2026. He added that the tariff rate would increase to 25% starting June 1 and would remain in place "until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland." ..."

Trump announces 10% tariffs on nations that send military forces to Greenland | Just The News "Trump has argued that the United States must take control of Greenland for national security purposes."

Germany has announced it will send troops to Greenland. Really!

More hot air about Greenland! One simple solution would be a long-term lease agreement between the US and Denmark covering some part of Greenland.

Greenland ice dome completely melted 7,000 years ago when temperatures were around 3 to 5 degrees Celsius warmer than they are today

Amazing stuff! Climate changes all the time! What caused the global warming 7,000 years ago? Unfortunately, the article does not elaborate at all!

Anthropogenic climate change is largely demagoguery spread by some scientists like this (Professor Briner of this study) and others!

According to Google search: "Around 7,000 years ago (circa 5000 BCE), the global human population was likely in the millions, possibly reaching 5 million". Compare that to the current global human population of about 8 billion.

I bet, all current so called climate models have not been able to backcast this event correctly! Climate model forecasts up to 2100 are at best scenarios and simulations at worst propaganda and demagoguery!

These phony researchers behind this study even cite "projections of warming by 2100 CE". What a junk science! Which is reinforced by following quote "“It may only be a matter of time before [Prudhoe Dome] begins peeling back again from today’s human-induced climate change [???].” Jason Briner, professor and associate chair of Earth sciences"

"... The intensity of that glow revealed that the Prudhoe Dome sediment was last exposed to daylight sometime between 6,000 and 8,200 years ago. 

“This means Prudhoe Dome melted sometime before this period, likely during the early Holocene, when temperatures were around 3 to 5 degrees Celsius warmer than they are today. ..."

"In northwestern Greenland, researchers working on the GreenDrill project have cored through a 500-meter-thick ice dome. They found something startling: the dome completely disappeared 7,000 years ago. And it might do it again.

Nearly 80% of Greenland is covered in frozen water by the fittingly named Greenland Ice Sheet. This sheet comprises the second-largest body of water in the world, stretching over about 660,000 sq miles (1.7 million sq km), and containing roughly 0.7 million cubic miles (2.9 million cubic km) of ice, representing a significant portion of the Earth's freshwater supply. ..."

From the abstract:

"Projections of future sea-level rise benefit from understanding the response of past ice sheets to warming during past Quaternary interglacials. Constraints on the extent of inland Greenland Ice Sheet retreat during the Middle Holocene (~8–4 thousand years before present) are limited because geological records of a smaller-than-modern phase largely remain beneath the modern ice sheet.

We drilled through 509 metres of firn and ice at Prudhoe Dome, northwestern Greenland, to obtain sub-ice material yielding direct evidence for the response of the northwest Greenland ice sheet to Holocene warmth.

Here we present infrared stimulated luminescence measurements from sub-ice sediments that indicate that the ground below the summit was exposed to sunlight 7.1 ± 1.1 thousand years ago.

This proposed complete deglaciation of Prudhoe Dome, coeval to reduced extent at other ice caps across northern Greenland, is consistent with interglacial-only δ18O values from the Prudhoe Dome ice column and ice depth–age modelling. Our results point to a substantial response of the northwest Greenland ice sheet to early Holocene warming, estimated to be +3–5 °C from palaeoclimate data. This range of summer temperatures is similar to projections of warming by 2100 CE. [???]"

Greenland ice dome melted 7,000 years ago

Greenland’s Prudhoe Dome ice cap was completely gone only 7,000 years ago, first GreenDrill study finds (original news release) "Core samples pulled from beneath ice sheet suggest region is highly sensitive to the temperatures of our current interglacial period"

Deglaciation of the Prudhoe Dome in northwestern Greenland in response to Holocene warming (no public access)

Holocene deglaciation of Prudhoe Dome, northwest Greenland (preprint, open access)

Female US soldiers are already occupying Greenland

JD and Usha Vance Greenland Visit in March 2025

Credits: Die Amerikaner sind längst da

Caution: satire!

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What can Denmark do about Greenland facing President Trump's overtures?

Wait until Trump's second term ends? What if the next US president does not change Trump's policy and also insists that it is a national security question?

Why not a major long-term lease agreement between the US and Denmark on Greenland or parts of Greenland?

If Greenland were a country, it would be about the 22nd largest country in the world.

‘We need it for national protection’: Trump appoints special envoy for Greenland

President Trump is persistent and does not give up on Greenland! He appointed the governor of Louisiana, because of the Louisiana purchase of 1803! What a nice hint! 

The history of Greenland since World War II

Very recommendable! Excellent documentary! Apparently, before President Trump, the US tried twice to buy Greenland from Denmark, the last time under President Truman.

How 2 million years old Frozen DNA Revealed a Lost World of Greenland

Very recommendable!

The race for Greenland’s Mineral wealth

Recommendable! Discovered by the Vikings! 

Inside the Danish Military’s Largest-Ever Greenland Defense Drill

Very recommendable! By threatening to buy Greenland, President Trump became the drill sergeant for the Danish defense forces.