The dark clouds over the World Heritage status of Ilulissat’s Icefjord are still small. Because the discussion could soon end with a compromise proposal. This is what the local council is discussing. Image: Michael Wenger One of the most famous destinations in...
The idea sounds simple: A curtain should prevent too much warm water from reaching the ice edge along the bottom and melting the ice from below. At the same time, however, the curtain should be flexible enough to allow icebergs from the glacier to drift out. Image:...
The 40-kilometer-long Icefjord is mostly completely covered with brash ice and icebergs from the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier, which is one of the few places where ice from the Greenland Ice Sheet directly enters the sea. Photo: Julia Hager Since 2004, the Icefjord near...
Uummannaq, which has a population of about 1,400 – The Greenland government hopes that this summer’s promotion of tourism will help offset the financial impact of COVID-19 on the tourism industry. (Photo Heiner Kubny) As the booking figures for the summer...
