08.31.06
Greenland meltdown
Global Warming a Boon for Greenland’s Farmers
If what scientists are predicting is true, Greenland will become a central setting for climate change. Temperatures on the island are expected to rise almost twice as much as in Europe — to farmer Egede’s delight but to the consternation of many millions of people. That’s because the Greenland ice cap, which rises behind the chain of hills where his farm is located, is shrinking.