Alpine ice in retreat: Switzerland’s glaciers shrink rapidly amid global warming

Switzerland’s iconic glaciers, once majestic rivers of ice carving through the Alps, are shrinking at an alarming and unprecedented rate, driven by the relentless advance of global warming. The accelerating retreat of these frozen giants is not...

The EU and Greenland need each other, says PM Nielsen

On Wednesday, Jens-Frederik Nielsen addressed Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in Strasbourg, marking a historic moment as the first leader of a Greenlandic government to speak before this body. In his address, Premier Nielsen, who...

If Greenland wants more visitors, it must fix its airports

When the ribbon on Nuuk’s expanded runway was cut last winter, the message was clear: Greenland is open for business. The reality has been less triumphant. Over the summer, international security screening was abruptly suspended after staff failed...

When people are displaced by climate change, what rights do they have?

Climate change is a global emergency that touches every human on this planet. But its effects hit some people harder than others. People in low- and middle-income countries, coastal areas, river valleys, low-lying areas and island states, are on...

RAF A400M Conducts Historic Landing on Remote Arctic Island in NATO Mission

The Royal Air Force (RAF) revealed on Oct. 9, 2025 a first-of-its-kind operation conducted in cooperation with the U.S. and Norway in late September. As part of the operation, an RAF A400M Atlas transport aircraft landed for the first time on...

United States-China Trade Tensions Escalate: Vance Warns of Leverage as Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs Over Rare Earth Restrictions

Washington, D.C. – October 12, 2025 – In a stark escalation of the simmering trade war between the world's two largest economies, U.S. Vice President JD Vance declared on Sunday that Washington possesses "far more cards" than Beijing in any...

PICTURES and VIDEO: Castletown mum leads campaign to recycle glasses for Africa – burns survivor daughter Dorah meets Ruby the dog in touching moment

A Castletown woman, with a daughter who is almost completely blind, is spearheading a campaign to recycle unwanted optical glasses for people in Africa. Bronwen Jones lives in the Caithness village with her adopted daughter Dorah (31), who was...

The World’s Most Beautiful Gamble: Greenland Adventure Comes With No Guarantees

Dodging icebergs in Prince Christian Sound. Image by C.Bowman Enthusiasm in the captain’s voice sounded over the ship’s PA system. “In five minutes, we will turn into Greenland’s Prince Christian Sound, one of the most breathtaking passages in the...

Trump seemingly forgot about wanting to buy Greenland, but he won’t forever, Danish leader warns

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Woke American Pope Leo blesses a block of ice in bizarre climate change stunt after swiping at Trump's global warming policies

Pope Leo XIV went after Donald Trump and the GOP with a bizarre blessing of a block of ice to protest against climate change deniers. 'We will raise hope by demanding that leaders act with courage, not delay,' Leo said as he gave the frozen water...

Bishop Schneider says Catholics must worship Christ, not LGBT ideology or climate agenda

PITTSBURGH (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Athanasius Schneider urged the faithful during a talk on Saturday not to bow to the modern idols that have crept into the Catholic Church such as LGBT ideology or the climate change agenda. Speaking at the...

Summer Adventures in Greenland: Icebergs, Mountains, and the Midnight Sun on New Group Routes 

Greenland is one of the world’s last great frontiers, where raw nature and Arctic traditions come together in landscapes unlike anywhere else. Summer transforms this icy island into a playground for explorers eager to witness towering icebergs,...

Climate change is messing with global wind speeds, impacting planetary health

Climate change is affecting global wind patterns in multiple ways, many of which have direct implications for human health. Worsening sand and dust storms, wildfires intensified by record-setting winds, and increasingly severe hurricanes,...

Pope Leo XIV Blesses Huge 20,000-Year-Old Chunk Of Greenland Ice

Pope Leo XIV sits beside a chunk of a Greenlandic glacier at the international conference Raising Hope for Climate Justice in Rome last week. NurPhoto via Getty Images Pope Leo XIV stood on stage at a climate conference in Rome last week and laid...

Wildlife Photographer Manish Mundra On Discovering Africa Through His Lens

“Africa Is My Cradle Of Peace And Passion”: Wildlife Photographer Manish Mundra On Discovering The Continent's Wild Side Through His Lens Manish Mundra wears many hats - entrepreneur, philanthropist, film producer, with his name behind titles like...

"In the Arctic, the U.S. Shifts Focus From Climate Research to Security"

"The Trump administration is emphasizing defense concerns instead of climate research in the rapidly warming Arctic region." "The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet and is one of the most rapidly changing places...

In the Arctic, U.S. shifts focus from climate research to security

The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the rest of the planet and is one of the most rapidly changing places on Earth. And the United States’ approach to Arctic research has also begun shifting. Instead of focusing largely on climate...

Inaction On Climate Change Is Equivalent To A Suicide Pact

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Antara Haldar is a professor of empirical legal studies at the University of Cambridge and a visiting faculty member at Harvard. She has also been a contributor to Project...

Gerard Butler’s 10 Greatest Movies So Far

Gerard Butler’s work is timeless. The actor recently took to Instagram to celebrate four of his older movies charting on Netflix’s Top 10. Interestingly, it isn’t the first time this has happened. Butler’s movies always shoot to the top whenever...

Antarctica's Climate Crisis Mirrors Greenland's — And It's Happening Faster Than Expected!

Danish researchers warned in a latest study that global sea levels may rise more quickly than previously thought as a result of the warming climate's effects in Antarctica becoming more similar to those seen in the Arctic. Ruth Mottram of the...