Hacker News with Generative AI: Greenland

'Homeless people given free lunch' to attend Trump Jr event in Greenland (theguardian.com)
A group of Greenlanders who attended a lunch hosted by Donald Trump Jr wearing Make America Great Again caps were not dedicated supporters of the US president-elect but homeless people enticed by the prospect of free food, it has been claimed.

Politics, Social Issues, Greenland

5 points by pera 18 hours ago | 5 comments

Why Greenland is of growing strategic significance (twz.com)
Donald Trump wouldn’t categorically rule out using the U.S. military to take control of Greenland, saying that America needs it — as well as the Panama Canal — for “economic security.”

Greenland, Geopolitics, Military, Economics

42 points by paulpauper 7 days ago | 50 comments

Greenland and the Coldest War (palladiummag.com)
Greenland has returned to the global spotlight as President Trump renews his interest in acquiring the northern island during his second term.

Greenland, Geopolitics, International Relations, United States, Cold War

4 points by havella 8 days ago | 0 comments

Greenland Is Not for Sale. But It Has Rare Earth Minerals America Wants (2019) (npr.org)
Greenland Is Not For Sale. But It Has Rare Earth Minerals America Wants

Politics, International Relations, Greenland

8 points by verdverm 9 days ago | 5 comments

Greenland leader calls for independence from Denmark (thehill.com)
Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede announced a desire to obtain independence from Denmark in the wake of President-elect Trump’s comments about buying the island territory.

Greenland, Independence, Denmark, Politics

12 points by belter 14 days ago | 4 comments

Denmark boosts Greenland defence after Trump repeats desire for US control (bbc.co.uk)
The Danish government has announced a huge boost in defence spending for Greenland, hours after US President-elect Donald Trump repeated his desire to purchase the Arctic territory.

Denmark, Greenland, Politics, International Relations, Defense

14 points by subvertify 24 days ago | 8 comments

NASA aircraft uncover Cold War nuclear missile tunnels under Greenland ice sheet (space.com)

Cold War, History, Greenland, Military, Science

126 points by nullhole 51 days ago | 40 comments

NASA shows off image of US Military's 'city under the ice' in Greenland (cbsnews.com)
As NASA scientist Chad Greene flew over northern Greenland with a team of engineers in April, they never expected their radar to find something manmade buried deep within the ice.

Military, Greenland, Science, Discovery, NASA

14 points by anigbrowl 51 days ago | 2 comments

Large meltwater accumulation revealed inside Greenland Ice Sheet (phys.org)
A new study published in Nature unveils a surprising discovery: a substantial amount of meltwater is temporarily stored within the Greenland Ice Sheet during summer months.

Greenland, Climate Change, Ice Sheets, Science, Research

23 points by bookofjoe 76 days ago | 1 comments

Greenland landslide caused freak wave that shook Earth for nine days (newscientist.com)
Seismologists were mystified by a strange signal that persisted for nine days in 2023 – now its source has been identified as a standing wave caused by a landslide in Greenland

Earthquakes, Science, Greenland, Natural Disasters

99 points by DougN7 127 days ago | 14 comments

The maelstrom under Greenland's glaciers could slow future sea level rise (theguardian.com)

Climate Change, Glaciers, Greenland

6 points by howard941 133 days ago | 0 comments

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson kept in Greenland jail (bbc.com)

Greenland, Activism, Law Enforcement, Environment, Whaling

5 points by klingoff 135 days ago | 1 comments

Seeds found under two miles of ice confirm Greenland ice melted in recent past (uvm.edu)

Climate Change, Greenland, Paleoclimatology, Ice Sheets, Geology

10 points by geox 146 days ago | 0 comments

New incompletely rifted microcontinent identified between Greenland and Canada (phys.org)