Trump Wants Greenland and the Panama Canal. It’s About Climate.

Global warming is making both places more important to global shipping and trade.

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Trump’s Wish to Control Greenland and Panama Canal: Not a Joke This Time

In recent days the president-elect has called for asserting U.S. control over the Panama Canal and Greenland, showing that his “America First” philosophy has an expansionist dimension.

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Arctic Tundra Has Long Helped Cool Earth. Now, It’s Fueling Warming.

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for the first time in thousands of years.

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Canada Moves to Protect Arctic From Threats by Russia and China

Ottawa says its focus on the Arctic comes after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “has shaken the foundations” of international cooperation in the northern region.

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An Arctic Hamlet is Sinking Into the Thawing Permafrost

Canada is losing its permafrost to climate change. The Indigenous residents of Tuktoyaktuk know they’ll have to move but don’t agree on when.

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Fin Whale Carcass Washes Ashore in Anchorage, Alaska

Crowds in Anchorage have braved freezing temperatures and slippery ice to see the hulking carcass of a rare fin whale, which washed ashore a few miles from downtown.

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