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The Globe and Mail Greenland has an election on Tuesday. Why are the U.S. and China so interested in its outcome? On an Arctic island with some of the world’s largest supplies of rare-earth elements, a heated debate about mining and its environmental costs will have big consequences for global superpowers Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically genera...

Posted 15 March 2021 12:17 The blast was engineered to reduce noise and vibrations to nearby buildings. All measurements were kept within limits. In february, the Airport constructers in Nuuk blasted 93,000 square meters of solid bedrock to gravel with 50 tonnes of explosives. The blast was engineered to reduce noise and vibrations to nearby buildings. All measurements were kept within limits.

Introduction to Greenland International Airports Kalaallit Airports A/S was founded by the Government of Greenland the 1st of July 2016 and will open up for new possibilities for direct flights from Europe, Asia and the US, to some of the most attractive destinations in Greenland. The company will build, own and operate airports in the capital, Nuuk,  Ilulissat and Qaqortoq. The company enables the creation and use of a single competent and professional organization with relevant experience...

Scientists have found evidence in southern Greenland of ancient magma rocks roughly 3.7-billion-years-old, indicating that the Earth could have been entirely molten. According to a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers have reported that their analysis of the ancient rocks in the Isua Greenstone Belt, an area of volcanic rock in southern Greenland, contain traces of a magma ocean. These samples of basalt rock were found to have high levels of heavy iron isotopes. Research...

Billions of years ago, parts of Greenland were a molten sea, a sharp contrast to the pale-blue ice seen there today. Researchers have now found

Preventing Conflict in the Arctic with Russia Starts with Dialogue Building up existing organizations and creating new frameworks will enhance cooperation and transparency, reducing the risk of war. Arctic skies and waters are increasingly filled with military activity—the cooperative era which brought the adage “High North, Low Tension” is waning. In early February, news sources reported Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers patrolling the Arctic skies, escorted at times by MiG-31 fighters fr...

The era of “great-power competition” has arrived and it is playing out between the United States, Russia, and China in the Arctic. This vital region is not just about strategic sea lanes that are opening due to changes in the region’s climate, it is the home to massive reserves of energy resources, precious metals, and rare earth deposits.

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Finance minister Rishi Sunak will promise on Wednesday to do “whatever it takes”, including a five-month extension of Britain’s huge jobs rescue plan, to steer the economy through what he hopes will be the final months of COVID restrictions. Sunak has already racked up Britain’s highest borrowing since World War Two and will turn to the bond markets again in his budget speech, saying the task of fixing the public finances will only begin once a ...

The Icelandic shipping company Eimskip has signed a port agreement with Port of Aalborg, which will connect Aalborg to the sailing system of Eimskip. The agreement allows importers as well as exporters to route FCL dry as well as reefer containers via Port of Aalborg. The agreement is valid as long as the VSA between Royal Arctic Line and Eimskip is calling Aalborg.  The new service is offered based on the VSA with Royal Arctic Line commenced for the last quarter of 2020 – calling Aalborg we...

Rare earth metals are abundant globally, but processing them is difficult and dirty – so much so that the United States, which used to dominate production, surrendered that position to China about 20 years ago