Environment – Page 7 – Greenland from the Outside In

Crystals balanced on the edge of reality

I like to wander over the rocky pavements, linger on an outcrop, examine each crystal on the rough surface, run my fingers over…

Greenland’s special brand of weirdness, part one: Air Transport

There’s a lot of weirdness in Greenland. Some of it is funny. Some of it is sad. Some of it is just weird….

All or nothing in Narsarsuaq

I last visited Narsarsuaq years ago. It’s an abandoned American military airbase and a settlement entirely devoted to supporting the only airport (at…

The illusion of isolation

If you want to be anonymous, Greenland might seem like a good idea. Greenland’s towns and settlements are so small, so remote, so…

“I love the smell of napalm in the morning”

This morning, as I walked to work, on another day of Arctic sun blazing down from a perfect blue sky, brilliant white snow…

Accidental animal parts

Normal people collect flowers, rocks. But we’re not all normal, are we. I once knew a cat that collected leaves instead of dead…

“Is the seal sleeping?”

“How high are we above sea level?” asked a middle-aged woman, as the zodiac carrying her and a half dozen other high-end tourists…

Farewell to winter light

For me, winters in northern Europe were a dark dirge. Weeks of rain, sleet slapping the windows, grim morning darkness and a cold…

Ski season in Nuuk ends with a splash

Sleet slaps against the window pane and drags itself in patchy wetness down the glass. The streets stream with water, cars bursting through…

Greenland from the Outside In

Moving to Greenland was our dream. It is beautiful and remote, challenging and frustrating. Here are some of our stories.

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