Greenland breaks temperature record - Shifts economy from fishing to minerals
Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by US President Donald Trump, experienced its warmest January ever recorded this year.
Trump has said the US should own Greenland, an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, for security reasons, although he has backed away from threats to take the island by force.
Preliminary temperature readings from the Danish Meteorological Institute in Greenland's capital, Nuuk, averaged +0.2 degrees Celsius in January, the highest ever recorded and well above the historical average of -7.7 degrees between 1991 and 2020.
"Climate change is already clearly visible in Greenland," said Jacob Hoyer, head of the National Centre for Climate Research at the Danish Meteorological Institute. According to him, we can see from the data that it is warming four times faster than the average temperature increase in the world.
Warmer weather means sea ice extends less south along the coast each winter and is thinner even where it exists, making it difficult to use for transportation.
It could also affect the mainstay of Greenland's economy - fishing. Catches of mainly shrimp and cod are the largest exports and accounted for 23% of gross domestic product in 2023, according to Statistics Greenland, while the industry provides 15% of all jobs.
While Trump has largely emphasized security concerns, Greenland also holds strategic mineral resources that could play a role in the power struggle over the island. A Danish study published in 2023 showed that 25 of the 34 minerals considered “critical raw materials” by the European Commission were found there.
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