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Ice in Greenland Cracking Faster, Deeper, Wider Than Expected

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The top story this morning is new science finding that the giant ice sheets of Greenland are cracking deeper, wider, and faster than previously understood. Thanks to warming water and feedback loops shorter than scientists have traditionally studied them. Those ice sheets of course threaten the coastal dwelling of most of humanity if melted, of course.


Of course Greenland in particular has been on more peoples' minds here in the US because of the call by Trump to seize it for the United States. If we understand the following, maybe we can anticipate some non-linear changes:

  • Greenland could be a key lever in global disruption, today's news underlines that.

  • North/South realignment: See Thomas Barnett's remarkable analysis late last year about the end of Jared Diamond's famous edict that civilizations move east and west due to climate consistency (thus agricultural methods can be easily transferred). Barnett, a widely respected thinker in national security circles, says climate disruption, demographic shifts, and mass migration will make the world much more focused on north-south bands (eg North America and South America vs Europe and Africa vs China and Southeast Asia) than east-west bands.

  • Arctic dominance: There really are lots of specific reasons Trump wants Greenland, from arctic dominance to minerals. (Perplexity + DeepSeek explanation of the specifics here.)


In that context, a US seizure of Greenland might be more likely than you'd think.


What cold chaos in Greenland mean to you? I made a Custom GPT here that you can tell about your work and it will offer some perspective on what the implications might be. It's not perfect, but it's fast and cheap. I hope it can help make this situation a little less Incomprehensible.


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From Conflict to Coexistence

A groundbreaking study reported by Inside Climate News reveals how massive crevasses in Greenland's ice sheet - some reaching 300 feet in width and hundreds of feet in depth - are accelerating ice loss through a newly understood feedback mechanism. These fissures, which channel up to 90% of surface meltwater deep into the ice sheet, create a double threat: they warm the glacier's interior while simultaneously lubricating its base, causing the ice to flow faster toward the ocean.

The scale of this acceleration is staggering, according to lead researcher Thomas Chudley of Durham University, with Greenland now losing ice at a rate of 9 billion tons per hour - equivalent to the annual flow of the Amazon River. While the complete melting of Greenland's ice sheet (which would raise global sea levels by 23 feet) remains a distant scenario, the current trajectory suggests a more immediate concern: a potential contribution of 3 feet to sea level rise by 2100, significantly higher than previous estimates once this newly documented feedback loop is considered.




Today's Updates

Table of Contents

  • Agriculture (13 stories) - Montana prescribed burns, low-methane rice breeding, Mexico-US GMO corn dispute, and IITA-CGIAR's Nigerian research partnership lead agricultural developments


  • Carbon (11 stories) - Arctic Ice Project halts Alaska experiments as Greenland crevasses widen; carbon capture industry seeks major scale-up while India pushes renewables


  • Circular (2 stories) - Battery recycler partners with EV maker in Germany; JW Marriott Santo Domingo converts food scraps to ingredients via AI


  • Ecosystems (21 stories) - Queensland floods and Mesoamerican jaguar habitat loss, while EJN funds Adriatic research and Malaysian mangroves show bird diversity recovery; Arctic's Borealis Mud Volcano and India's tiger conservation success


  • Efficiency (7 stories) - Cities tackle water conservation while heat pumps, Pyramid Global's AI, and satellite tech drive efficiency gains across buildings and operations


  • Finance (8 stories) - GreenYellow's €70M solar deal, Minnesota's $25M green bank launch, and Paris transit's €1B green bond highlight record $2.1T clean energy investment year, while First Street warns of $1.47T climate risk to US housing


  • Grid (14 stories) - Grid infrastructure strains under AI and data center growth, as Con Edison seeks $21B upgrade and Moss Landing fire spurs battery storage reforms; FERC approves MISO queue limits while Texas weighs 765-kV lines


  • Indigenous (9 stories) - Indigenous fire networks expand training, Kentucky coalition reclaims mine land, FUNAI protects Mashco territory, Pomo tribes lead watershed restoration


  • Industry (22 stories) - DOE's chemical recycling partnership draws scrutiny, while ES Foundry launches 3GW solar facility and Helion Energy secures $425M for fusion, amid major moves from Honda, Stardust Power, CORE POWER, and Nidec in manufacturing and energy infrastructure


  • Policy (61 stories) - DOE funding freeze threatens $145bn in climate tech, EPA plans mass scientist layoffs, Brazil weakens environmental laws, while G7 nations increase fossil fuel subsidies and Trump administration targets renewable energy initiatives


  • Renewables (11 stories) - Amazon-Iberdrola 476MW deal, Shell exits NJ offshore wind, 462MW Queensland wind farm approved, NYPA's 3GW renewable plan, Sweden's 4000MW hydro potential, and Victoria's Cohuna solar restart


  • Transport (10 stories) - CUTRIC hydrogen bus data controversy, Indian Railways' electrification milestone, Norfolk Southern bridge safety issues, UK Hydrogen Challenge expansion, ChargePoint-AAA partnership, and Tesla winter guidance



Agriculture

Montana prescribed burns, low-methane rice breeding, Mexico-US GMO corn dispute, and IITA-CGIAR's Nigerian research partnership lead agricultural developments



Carbon

Arctic Ice Project halts Alaska experiments as Greenland crevasses widen; carbon capture industry seeks major scale-up while India pushes renewables



Circular

Battery recycler partners with EV maker in Germany; JW Marriott Santo Domingo converts food scraps to ingredients via AI



Ecosystems

Queensland floods and Mesoamerican jaguar habitat loss, while EJN funds Adriatic research and Malaysian mangroves show bird diversity recovery; Arctic's Borealis Mud Volcano and India's tiger conservation success



Efficiency

Cities tackle water conservation while heat pumps, Pyramid Global's AI, and satellite tech drive efficiency gains across buildings and operations



Finance

GreenYellow's €70M solar deal, Minnesota's $25M green bank launch, and Paris transit's €1B green bond highlight record $2.1T clean energy investment year, while First Street warns of $1.47T climate risk to US housing



Grid

Grid infrastructure strains under AI and data center growth, as Con Edison seeks $21B upgrade and Moss Landing fire spurs battery storage reforms; FERC approves MISO queue limits while Texas weighs 765-kV lines



Indigenous

Indigenous fire networks expand training, Kentucky coalition reclaims mine land, FUNAI protects Mashco territory, Pomo tribes lead watershed restoration



Industry

DOE's chemical recycling partnership draws scrutiny, while ES Foundry launches 3GW solar facility and Helion Energy secures $425M for fusion, amid major moves from Honda, Stardust Power, CORE POWER, and Nidec in manufacturing and energy infrastructure



Policy

DOE funding freeze threatens $145bn in climate tech, EPA plans mass scientist layoffs, Brazil weakens environmental laws, while G7 nations increase fossil fuel subsidies and Trump administration targets renewable energy initiatives



Renewables

Amazon-Iberdrola 476MW deal, Shell exits NJ offshore wind, 462MW Queensland wind farm approved, NYPA's 3GW renewable plan, Sweden's 4000MW hydro potential, and Victoria's Cohuna solar restart



Transport

CUTRIC hydrogen bus data controversy, Indian Railways' electrification milestone, Norfolk Southern bridge safety issues, UK Hydrogen Challenge expansion, ChargePoint-AAA partnership, and Tesla winter guidance


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