http://www.wikio.com/search=Greenland Wikio - Greenland http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63190838 The Centre of Information Affairs in Abu Dhabi has published a new study titled "The World Oceans" which tackles a number of interesting issues, including ocean exploration, ocean formation and how life began in the sea, a statement from the centre s Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:15:38 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63190838 2008-07-06T16:15:38Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63168226 Books: A Memoir by Larry McMurtry (Simon & Schuster) The Pulitzer-winning author of "Lonesome Dove," "The Last Picture Show" and 26 other novels is a renowned book collector, with a 400,000 volume store in his Texas hometown. In his tale about his... Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:00:50 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63168226 2008-07-06T06:00:50Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63155770 We told you earlier today about unusually cold weather in the southern hemisphere. More gloom now from the global top end for end-is-nigh climate alarmists. Now, though, a new Dutch study of 17 years of satellite measurements of ice movement in western Greenland concludes that the speedup of the ice is a transient summertime phenomenon, with [...] Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:45:26 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63155770 2008-07-06T00:45:26Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63146615 Its a paper in Science, by R. S. W. van de Wal et al. I've only read the abstract, by I was rather struck by how easy it is to misinterpret the title, given that the abstract continues ...Over a longer period of 17 years, annual ice velocities have decreased slightly, which suggests that the englacial hydraulic system adjusts constantly to the variable meltwater input, which results in a more or less constant ice flux over the years. So much for the rapidly sliding Greenland... Read the comments on this post... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:58:47 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63146615 2008-07-05T22:58:47Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63145632 Fjordman has written previously about Muslim attacks on Inuits, the indigenous people of Greenland, who are Danish citizens and have been for hundreds of years. Here’s the latest installment in this sorry saga, as reported in Århus Stiftstidende . Our Danish correspondent Kepiblanc has translated it, and follows it with his own comments: Greenlanders driven out of their homes due to racist assaults Residents’ Board is powerless when it comes to young, violent Arabs assaulting tenants. by Karsten Bjørno Many Greenlanders living in Gjellerup Park [a suburban high-rise district of Århus, Denmark — translator] are fed up. After several years of racist persecution and harassment by Arab and Somali tenants, they’ve now chosen to abandon the place. “I couldn’t stand being their target. It was a psychological stress. But I’m angry that we were the ones to leave. After all, they were the ones to attack us,” says Johanne Christiansen. “A horrific lack of respect.” Together with the others she got the municipality’s help to move out. Greenlanders in Gjellerup are assaulted, humiliated, and have stones thrown at them. These citizens from the northernmost part of Denmark mostly stay put in their apartments, afraid to go out in the open. They resemble outlaws and hunting game within the area. They used to meet outside the library or by the local supermarket on Sigridsvej. And there used to be a tradition of Greenlanders playing soccer on Sundays. But the continuing stone-throwing stopped that. Furthermore, the celebrations of Greenland Day on June 21st were interrupted by stone-throwing. The event took place at the Gjellerup Swimming Pool recreational area. During recent years professional guards have been required in order to secure the celebrations. But this year — for the first time ever — the event was cancelled entirely. It had became too risky. - - - - - - - - - Assault According to Johanne Christiansen most Greenlanders in Gjellerup have experienced harassment. A friend of hers was assaulted and robbed right outside her front door. Another friend suffered serious injuries to her face. A third one was kicked in the back by “youths” on motorbikes. A fourth one did not dare stay home alone, because she was harassed by young Arabs assaulting her and throwing stones at her windows. Shouted insults like “F**k yourself back to Greenland, this is our Gjellerup” are quite commonplace, as are young Arabs throwing firecrackers at them. Johanne Christiansen doesn’t doubt that all this is racism towards the Greenlanders from the Arabs of Gjellerup. “They are targeting us a group. I’ve tried to tell them that we are Danes, born into Danish citizenship. They don’t understand it,” says Johanne Christiansen, 47, who holds a degree in commerce. She has lived in Gjellerup for 16 years. “My heart still misses a beat or two when I encounter young Arabs. But where I live now, nobody harms me. It’s an unusual feeling. I’m very happy in my new place and I’ll never return to Gjellerup.” The director of Brabrand Residents’ Organization [Braband is Gjellerup’s official name — translator], Torben Overgaard, sharply condemns the assaults on Greenlanders. “We can’t live with that. But we are unable to do anything. In order to enforce the law we must know the perpetrator’s identity. But in these cases we don’t because the victims don’t know them either,” says Torben Overgaard who sees the problem thusly: “If Greenlanders, who tend to drink heavily, live in a place with mainly Muslims, who don’t drink alcohol, conflicts are almost unavoidable.” Translator’s comments: The term “Greenlander” is widely used in Denmark as a designation for someone of Inuit extraction, not just another Dane living in Greenland. All “Greenlanders” are full Danish citizens and almost all speak Danish fluently. Due to Greenland’s small population, most Inuits (“Eskimos”) wanting higher education must go to the European part of Denmark, some to stay, some only for a few years. Unsurprisingly this can cause “culture shock”: imagine being, say, 18 years old and seeing a tree — to say nothing of a forest — for the first time ever… Unfortunately, some Inuits never get over it and seek comfort in the bottle, like so many others. But where others may stop drinking sooner or later, some Inuits suffer from a genetic peculiarity: they’re hypersensitive to alcohol and prone to becoming full alcoholics in a whiff. A real tragedy. The Muslims’ assaults on these “drop-out-Greenlanders” are widely known, but seldom reported by the MSM. Where ordinary Danes try to help alcoholics generally and Inuit alcoholics especially, Muslims throw stones at them, of course. As opposed to Muslims, Greenlanders have a rich culture and are generally respected by other Danes. Accordingly, Muslims just follow Islamic doctrine and attack the weakest of the weak Danes: the Inuit alcoholics. True Muslim bravery, indeed… Hat tip: Steen . Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:22:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63145632 2008-07-05T22:22:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63140168 Greenland not melting after all! So Much For Flooded Cities: Greenland Ice Loss Not Increasing Michael Asher July 4, 2008 Longest-term study yet of the continent says nothing to fear. For global warming activists, Greenland is the most potent weapon of fear in their arsenal. With Antarctica cooling, and the floating ice at the North Pole incapable of affecting sea [...] Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:15:52 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63140168 2008-07-05T20:15:52Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63139326 Greenland not melting after all! So Much For Flooded Cities: Greenland Ice Loss Not Increasing Michael Asher July 4, 2008 Longest-term study yet of the continent says nothing to fear. For global warming activists, Greenland is the most potent weapon of fear in their arsenal. With Antarctica cooling, and the floating ice at the North Pole incapable of affecting sea levels, Greenland alone can contribute the vast amounts of melted ice capable of flooding cities. Greenland -- which began gradually melting at the end of the last ice age some 20,000 years ago -- continues to slowly shed ice today. The only problem? It's melting far too slowly. At its current rate, Greenland will take thousands of years to significantly affect sea level. ... a new study has concluded that Greenland's rate of melting is not accelerating, and in fact may actually be decreasing when viewed over a longer timescale. The study, which used 17 years of satellite measurements [as compared to phony science using flawed computer models] to reach its conclusions, determined the overall yearly movement of ice to the sea is not increasing, and is actually decreasing in some places. The researchers noted the speedup observed by past studies was strictly a short-term transient phenomena, occurring primarily in the summer months. The study, which is appearing in the Friday edition of the journal Science, was led by Dutch Researcher Roderik S.W. van de Wal , of the Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research of the University of Utrecht. Claiming losses in coastal property values, a group of Spanish homeowners and investors last month threatened Greenpeace with legal action over exaggerated claims of sea level rise. The great global warming swindle ( video here ) may turn out to be the most massive fraud of all times. And if we had trial lawyers on our side, we could all join the lawsuit to recover damages for being forced to buy lightbulbs, cars, clotheswashers, houses, etc. to address a problem which DOES NOT EXIST! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:14:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63139326 noreply@blogger.com (Mike's America) 2008-07-05T20:14:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63140140 Greenland not melting after all! So Much For Flooded Cities: Greenland Ice Loss Not Increasing Michael Asher July 4, 2008 Longest-term study yet of the continent says nothing to fear. For global warming activists, Greenland is the most potent weapon of fear in their arsenal. With Antarctica cooling, and the floating ice at the North Pole incapable of affecting sea levels, Greenland alone can Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:05:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63140140 2008-07-05T20:05:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63162257 Sit back, put your feet up and let an amiable Scottish geologist lead a personal tour of the planet full of stunning science and even more stunning HD pictures. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:19:15 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63162257 jostrow@denverpost.com (Joanne Ostrow / Denver Post Television Critic) 2008-07-05T17:19:15Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63137051 I remember reading in a book of eclectic trivia and anecdotes about a futurist from a long time ago writing about what things would be like in the zeroes, the 2000s that is. The writer in addition to foreseeing flying cars and robots also believed that one day we would get milk piped directly into [...] Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:56:30 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63137051 2008-07-05T16:56:30Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63125802 Longer, better, and newer measurements of the West Greenland Ice Sheet (the one folks are worried is going to slide into the sea) shows that its normal rate of movement has actually slowed over the last 17 years. Move along... Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:25:49 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63125802 2008-07-05T16:25:49Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63105441 A man who shot and killed a guest at a party because he felt offended is given a life sentence. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:35:51 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63105441 2008-07-05T10:35:51Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63099621 Industrial designer Katherine Morley's latest work epitomizes modern emerging Canadian design. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:30:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63099621 2008-07-05T08:30:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63082726 Glacial calving is evident of EXPANDING glaciers.Otherwise they would be retreating up the valleys away from the oceans edge. DUH! NEWSBUSTERS NYT: Maybe Greenland Isn't Melting After All By Noel Sheppard | July 3, 2008 - 16:10 ET EXCERPT: For years, climate alarmists in the media have loved showing video footage of Greenland glaciers slipping into the ocean in order to evoke feelings of global warming gloom and doom in the citizenry. On Friday, the journal Science is publishing a seventeen year study of Greenland's ice sheet that flatly contradicts all such hysterical reports and claims. In fact, the paper concludes that such melting is a normal summertime event, and that when looked at over a longer period of time, there has been little change in the ice sheets in this region, and even possibly a slowing in glacial movement. Imagine that. Somewhat surprisingly, the New York Times' Andrew C. Revkin appears to be the first to report some of the findings (emphasis added): MORE HERE Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:40:46 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63082726 no_email@example.com (sunsettommy) 2008-07-05T03:40:46Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63121847 Bristol: Three boys have been suspended from a primary school after claims that they sexually assaulted a classmate in the toilet. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63121847 2008-07-05T00:00:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63181750 Greenland's slide into the ocean has slowed down, according to researchers. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:09:30 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63181750 2008-07-04T20:09:30Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63060350 This report in Science magazine by Roderik Van De Waal of Utrecht University in The Netherlands isn't likely to get much publicity beyond the article in New Scientist : Much noise has been made about how water lubricates the base of Greenland's ice sheet, accelerating its slide into the oceans. In a rare "good news" announcement, climatologists now say the ice may not be in such a hurry to throw itself into the water after all. Mother Nature, it seems, has given it brakes. Since 1991, the western edge of Greenland's ice sheet has actually slowed its ocean-bound progress by 10%, say the team, who have studied the longest available record of ice and water flow in the region. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:53:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63060350 noreply@blogger.com (Micajah) 2008-07-04T19:53:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63030873 They aren't in a hurry to slide into the ocean... Much noise has been made about how water lubricates the base of Greenland's ice sheet, accelerating its slide into the oceans. In a rare "good news" announcement, climatologists now say the ice may not be in such a hurry to throw itself into the water after all. Mother Nature, it seems, has given it brakes. Since 1991, the western edge of Greenland's ice sheet has actually slowed its ocean-bound progress by 10%, say the team, who have studied the longest available record of ice and water flow in the region. Greenland's mighty ice sheet has enough water locked away to raise global sea level 6.5 metres were it to melt. Each summer, vast lakes of meltwater form on its surface. The water seeps through cracks in the kilometer-thick ice to bedrock, where it acts as a lubricant. The sheet can move up to twice as fast in the summer, when meltwater is flowing, as when it is not. Many fear a positive feedback loop, whereby the accelerating flow will bring more ice down out of the mountains and toward warmer temperatures near sea level. Roderik Van De Waal and colleagues at Utrecht University in the Netherlands now say there is no evidence this will happen. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:00 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63030873 2008-07-04T15:12:00Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63033467 http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles… In August 2000 the New York Times ran a piece claiming the pole was free of ice for the first time in 50 million years, long before SUVs roamed Earth. As earth scientist Patrick Michaels noted, “It was retracted three weeks later as a barrage of scientists protested that open water is common [...] Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:05:55 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63033467 2008-07-04T15:05:55Z http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63022220 This peer reviewed new study in the journal Science puts yet another fork into the man-made global warming fear machine. See also July 2007 U.S. Senate Report: Latest Scientific Studies Refute Fears of Greenland Melt I have a story coming tonight in print on a new paper tracking the impact over time of those iconic [...] Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:45:51 GMT http://www.wikio.com/search/Greenland?rinfoid=63022220 2008-07-04T13:45:51Z