Billions of years old, this ice in Dave's hand

What a powerful experience standing on the Greenlandic Ice Sheet, knowing it is responsible for our planet's gulf stream. If we lose this ice, our gulf stream stops, and our planet is in another ice age. It felt like we were walking on a very sacred place.

Greenland

June 18th 2009
Hey everyone! Now, here is a bit about our trip to Greenland. We flew from Iceland's capital city, Reykjavik, to Greenland's capital city of Nuuk. The difference was striking. From Iceland's newly formed landscapes with young rock, to the Canadian shield, a mere 3.8 billion year old rock. There were no trees but mountainous fjords created a beautiful back drop. A mixture of Danish and Gree ... read more

North America » Greenland

The world's largest island, Greenland is about 81% ice-capped. Vikings reached the island in the 10th century from Iceland; Danish colonization began in the 18th century and Greenland was made an integral part of Denmark in 1953. It joined the Europe... ... read more

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