News Headline
Greenland: how rapid climate change on world’s largest island will affect us all
Source
The Conversation
Publication Date
2017-08-18
The largest wildfire ever recorded in Greenland was recently spotted close to the west coast town of Sisimiut, not far from Disko Island where I research retreating glaciers. The fire has captured public and scientific interest not just because its size and location came as a surprise, but also because it is yet another signpost of deep environmental change in the Arctic.