Donald Trump wanted to sell Puerto Rico or change it for Greenland because he considered the Caribbean to be “dirty” and “poor,” a former White House official said. Miles Taylor, who served as chief of staff at the former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, said the president …
Read More »The Greenland ice sheet saw record mass loss in 2019, study finds
(Reuters) – Greenland’s ice sheet lost a record mass last year, according to a study published on Thursday, a finding that could prompt scientists to redefine their worst-case scenario when assessing the effects of climate change . FILE PHOTO: Crevasses form on top of the slippery slope of Helheim near …
Read More »Trump once asked if he could swap Puerto Rico for Greenland, says ex-DHS Aide Miles Taylor
President Trump once asked the assistants if he could sell Puerto Rico and buy Greenland instead, according to former Homeland Security Department official Miles Taylor, who told MSNBC on Wednesday that he heard the comments directly in August 2018, then. t officials regularly went to Puerto Rico to coordinate hurricane …
Read More »Scientists say Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet ‘It Point of No Return’ has been passed on
Greenland’s ice sheet may have hit a tipping point that puts it on an irreversible path to disappear completely. Snowfall that normally fills the glaciers of Greenland every year can no longer keep up with the rate of ice melting, according to researchers from Ohio State University. This means that …
Read More »Climate scientist is claimed by Ice Melt
(News) – He was a renowned climate scientist who studied his life melting ice in the Arctic and warned the world about the consequences. And it was such great dangers that claimed the life of Konrad Steffen, reports USA Today. The 68-year-old fell through ice at his Swiss camp in …
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