AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoClimate Signals: October 2026 was Earth’s warmest October since records began in 1850. New research warns that Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, snow cover and permafrost have crossed thresholds that once kept the frozen world stable. Toxic Legacy: Ice cores from Greenland and elsewhere reveal arsenic pollution from Montana’s Anaconda copper mine spread across North America a century ago. Changing Greenland: Ilulissat residents’ memories of shrinking icebergs are being recorded in a project preserving local observations of a rapidly changing climate. Wildlife: Greenland white-fronted geese have fallen to fewer than 15,000, with climate change affecting their breeding grounds among the suspected causes. Scottish conservation measures aim to improve their winter habitat. Ocean Protection: Greenland’s parliament has directed the government to draft a pause on new deep-sea mining licences through 2029, citing uncertain risks to marine life and fisheries.
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