How America Claimed a Breathtaking Fortune at the Bottom of the Ocean
A larger shelf means legal access to more of the ocean floor’s riches: animals, hydrocarbons, and, perhaps most important, ...
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Behind Trump’s threat: Why is Greenland so strategically important?
The US president-elect does not rule out force to take over the Danish territory – home to a US military base.
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FACTBOX: International status of the Arctic
Five countries have access to the Arctic Ocean basin ... According to a map published on December 19 on the State Department website, the US shelf was expanded to 350 nautical miles from the ...
Trump says he wants to take Greenland. International law says otherwise
One of United States President Donald Trump’s more startling claims since taking office for his second term – and there have been many – is his insistence that the US will take control of Greenland.
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What can we learn about sleep from the land of the polar night
So, what can the rest of us learn from Arctic residents about ... Researchers in Australia put cameras on sea lions' backs to help them map the elusive ocean floor. Scientists are preparing ...
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Polar vortex! Major arctic blast heading for New Jersey next week
Ocean City boardwalk Ocean City boardwalk ... beyond will feature the coldest airmass so far this season as arctic air is expected to be in place across a large portion of the [United States] from the ...
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known
A relatively small amount of groundwater trickling through Alaska's tundra is releasing huge quantities of carbon into the ...
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Arctic’s ‘sad’ future, Panama Canal ‘tragedy’? Trump’s inauguration pledge to expand US soil fuels concerns
a Russian destroyer launches a missile during naval exercises in the Arctic Ocean. (Image: Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) Beyond Greenland, US President Donald Trump has also set ...
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Here's why Trump's pursuit of Greenland is really about the control over the Arctic
In 2018, China also announced its intent to construct a "Polar Silk Road" linking China and Europe through the Arctic Ocean. "As the Arctic ice flow has changed in the recent past, and is ...
Polar vortex maps show where arctic blast is set to freeze the U.S. as far as the Deep South
A polar vortex dipping down from Siberia is bringing a cold front with frigid temperatures to millions Americans. See maps of ...
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Denmark boosts Arctic defense spending by $2 billion after Trump’s Greenland interest
Denmark said on Monday it would spend 14.6 billion Danish kroner ($2.05 billion) boosting its military capabilities in the Arctic – a decision that comes amid continuing furor following US Presi ...
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Rare snow socks New Orleans as Arctic blast chills much of US
Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) An Arctic air mass caused a severe cold snap across over half of the United States, plunging temperatures more than 30°F (17°C) below average. New Orleans ...