Greenland's melting ice cream: Live and future threaten to climate change!

Greenland's melting ice cream: Live and future threaten to climate change!

Ilulissat, Grönland - Melting the ice in Greenland reaches alarming dimensions. An accelerated decline in sea ice has been recorded since 1997, which has significant consequences for the region and the whole world. According to ZVW Lives Karl Sandgreen in Ilulissat experienced. The Greenland ice cap, which melts faster than ever before, was also examined by the glaciologist Alexandra Messerli, the glaciers referred to as the "thermometer of the world". This indicates that the changes in Greenland also reflect the global climate conditions.

The Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, one of the most active glaciers in the earth, has been particularly worrying, which has withdrawn by more than 40 kilometers since 1850. The Arctic as a region heats up almost four times faster than the rest of the earth, which leads to a dramatic decline in sea ice. According to EURONEWS Climate crisis.

global effects of melting

The consequences of the melting Greenland ice are extremely worrying. It contributes significantly to the increase in the sea level, which, according to the know to 2100 up to one meter. This would have dramatic effects on coastal regions worldwide by reinforcing erosion, salt water intrusion and floods.

The melting of the ice has not only global, but also local consequences. In northern Greenland, unpredictability in the weather can be observed that endanger traditional hunting. At the same time, the conditions for growing potatoes and vegetables improve in the south. These changes create a field of tension in which the Greenlanders experience both positive and negative effects of climate change.

economic opportunities and challenges

climate change also brings new economic opportunities. The more accessible mineral resources and the shipping routes, which are now passable in summer, attract international interest in Greenland. In the past ten years, the number of ships in the Arctic has increased by 37 percent. The port of Nuuk could possibly become an important transshipment point, whereby the travel time between Europe and Asia could be significantly shortened by the northwest and northeast passage.

But these opportunities are accompanied by challenges. Stronger storms and thawing the permafrost cause the loss of houses and earth's earth, which endangers the safety of the local infrastructure. The increasing temperatures lead to an imbalance that is very stressful not only nature, but also society in Greenland.

The effects of climate change are clearly noticeable, and it is crucial to take measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to pursue interdisciplinary approaches in order to effectively counter the challenges of the increasing sea level and the associated risks.