Humanity’s survival is still within our grasp – just. But only if we take these radical steps
David King
Reduce emissions, build resilience, repair ecosystems, remove greenhouse gases: these are the four Rs that can save us, says David King, chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group
April 2024
The Guardian picture essay
Juliette Pavy: Sony World Photographer of the Year 2024
The prestigious Photographer of the Year title has been awarded to Juliette Pavy for her series Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women
Today in Focus
The chilling policy to cut Greenland’s high birth rate
In the 1960s the birthrate in Greenland was one of the world’s highest. Then it plunged. Women are now speaking out about what happened
My best shot
Sunshine at midnight on the arctic tundra: Inuuteq Storch’s best photograph
‘This was taken in Qaanaaq, one of the world’s most northern cities. It gets 24-hour sun during the summer months. I went because my name originates there’
March 2024
‘I was only a child’: Greenlandic women tell of trauma of forced contraception
‘Get on a plane’: Danish minister urged to meet Greenland coil scandal women
Von der Leyen heads to Greenland as EU seeks materials for green transition
Greenlandic women sue Danish state for contraceptive ‘violation’
February 2024
Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet
Research shows there has been a near-quadrupling across Greenland of methane-producing wetlands
January 2024
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Off the charts: how a Polynesian canoe inspired a renaissance in traditional seafaring
The Hōkūleʻa’s oceanic voyages,navigated by the stars, have led other Indigenous people to revive their own ancient traditions – and serve as a call to action on the climate
Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals
Total is 20% higher than thought and may have implications for collapse of globally important north Atlantic ocean currents
Greenland startup begins shipping glacier ice to cocktail bars in the UAE
Arctic Ice argues its rare, pure product can be part of Greenland’s green transition and greater independence
December 2023
Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn
Humanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms
October 2023
Weatherwatch
At what threshold is Greenland ice cap’s melting irreversible?
Greenlandic women plan to sue Danish state over historical contraceptive ‘violation’
September 2023
Luxury cruise ship freed after running aground in Greenland
Ocean Explorer pulled free by fishing trawler after being stuck in mud and silt since Monday
Three passengers with Covid on board cruise ship grounded off Greenland
Passengers in isolation with virus as Ocean Explorer remains stuck in Alpefjord national park
Cruise ship runs aground in Greenland with 206 passengers onboard
There are no reports of injuries on the Ocean Explorer, which was grounded in the remote Northeast Greenland National Park
May 2023
Rock ‘flour’ from Greenland can capture significant CO2, study shows
Greenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in parliament debate