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Swedish fighter jets to patrol Greenland as part of NATO Arctic mission

NATO said on Wednesday it had launched the mission to strengthen its presence in the Arctic, part of an effort to defuse severe tensions within the alliance.

A Danish F-16 fighter jet takes off from Kangerlussuaq airport as Danish, Swedish and Norwegian home guard units together with Danish, German and French troops take part in joint military drills in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, September 17, 2025.
A NATO flag flies at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on September 12, 2025.

NATO set to launch Arctic mission amid Greenland tensions

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A meeting with European heads of state and government, together with representatives of the EU and NATO, at the Chancellery in Berlin, December 15, 2025; illustrative.

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Jakobshavn and Zachariae: Greenland's ice loss could fill Lake Victoria

Utilizing data from the European Space Agency's CryoSat-2 and NASA's ICESat-2 satellites, researchers mapped changes in the ice sheet's thickness with unprecedented accuracy.

 Melting icebergs in Ilulissat Icefjord, close to Illulisat, West Greenland.

NASA accidentally discovers hidden Cold War base beneath Greenland ice

Camp Century, the “city under the ice,” is a notable Cold War site.

 The Camp Century military base in Greenland.

Greenland had been ice-free for extended periods of time - study

Recent findings show Greenland's ice-covered center once supported a lush tundra ecosystem. What does this historical shift mean for current climate change and rising sea levels?

 Greeland's ice sheet is under pressure from human-induced climate change

Luxury cruise ship remains stuck in Greenland, 206 trapped onboard

The Danish military's Joint Arctic Command (JAC) said Tuesday's tide had failed to lift the 104-meter (341-foot) Ocean Explorer enough to free it.

 View of the Ocean Explorer, a luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people that ran aground, in Alpefjord, Greenland, September 12, 2023

The only Jew in remote Greenland feels like ‘the last person on earth’

“It’s the Garden of Eden in many ways,” said Paul Cohen, who is 61. “I feel like I’m living in the heart of a national park."

 Nuuk city in Greenland.