AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMarine Protection: Greenland’s parliament unanimously backed a proposal to halt deep-sea mineral exploration and extraction through 2029, citing risks to marine life and fisheries. The government must still draft legislation, due next spring. Ice and Climate: Mud from a southwest Greenland fjord records 5,000 years of shifts in rain and snowfall, suggesting snowfall helped shape local ice growth and retreat. The study does not predict how glaciers will respond to future warming. Arctic Sea Ice: Ancient clues from a warmer period suggest winter sea-ice loss could be about one million square kilometres greater than current estimates—a change with potential effects on weather well beyond the Arctic.
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