Photo Essay: "Icy Greenland"

from the atlantic........

"Across Greenland's vast white landscape, small teams of researchers from around the world are searching for clues about the potential effects of global warming on Greenland's ice. They're measuring the movement of glaciers, the density of the snow pack, the thickness of the ice and more, trying to gauge how much will melt and when. Greenland's Inuit people have been witness to the rapidly changing landscape. The Inuit have countless terms in their language to describe ice in all its varieties, and its disappearance directly affects their lives. Associated Press photographer Brennan Linsley recently spent some time on the massive Arctic island, documenting the researchers, the residents, and the varied ice that dominates the landscape. [33 photos]"........VIEW HERE

Greenland: 'The Big Thaw'

"Global warming is melting Greenland's ice, easing access to rich natural resources like oil, but at what cost to the environment and traditional way of life"..........from dateline sbs


http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/