and that is the greenland ice cap. and we're here because the arctic is changing, and this year is changing faster than ever. events never seen before, made headlines across the world. the ice cap melted at a record rate, the water it created in 24 hours enough to entirely cover an area. the size of florida in 5 centimeters of water. great chunks of the she collapsed and drifted off into the open ocean. and it's been so warm, there's been rain, not snow on the summit for the 1st time on record. but what does it mean, and why does it matter? and what is what happens on the ice sheet has global implications. where the ice capital part of the plan is natural system and that system has been breaking down. we use this iceberg as a kind of canvas and put a map of europe on top of it and then super imposed greenland. you can see what a colossal land mass it is. and then if we put the ice cap on top of that, well as the vast, it's more than a 1000 kilometers from east to west and moving to 1000 kilometers from north to south.

but many greenland is not happy. ah, a statue of leaf ericsson, the viking, who said to discovered america 400 years before columbus gazes out overseen. that might surprise you when you think agreement, this is probably not what comes to mind. but the end of summer and the sheep have been rounded up for mocking. farming is part of the way of life in the south, almost as much as hunting is elsewhere. but these lands also hold new possibilities . i headed up a mountain valley near the town of nasa. the rocks here hold some of the world's richest deposits of rare f minerals. this is the sides of an old uranium mine. it's long been decommissioned. but now international mining companies want to dig deep again. the rock we see all around the same was for 3 or 4 kilometers beneath the earth's crust. and then about a 1000000000 years ago, these mountains just rid up. and they reckoned that within this area alone, there are one and a half 1000000 tons of rare with minerals, with another $26000000.00 tons at a site nearby. and

s. military installations in greenland. and now there are even plans to turn this rusting legacy of the pass into a tourist attraction, a contrast to the regular guide, but greenland, to say the least. so we've come here to the south to find out more about the science behind the arctic. mal, profess, we're heading for iglesia, and andrea here is ask every she knows these roses very well. where are we heading and what are we hoping to see? where to rental collateral iglesia, an essay. we adeline that right? the she egg, calvin, a new ice van. but this is really active this year, so on the way we can already see here at the end of some of the sea ice, the winter sea ice beginning to form a thin layer on the surface, the fuel. but it shouldn't stop us today. it, we went to play to the movie in between the eyes. it'll only be all tick is booming, twice as fast as the rest of the planet, which means the c doesn't freeze as much as it used to, unless the ice means more sunlight is absorbed into the ocean. warmer ocean melt, the g

it's a tech greenland, and you can watch nick clocks full planet as so a special report from greenland next on a $2330.00 g m t on wednesday right here on al jazeera. it's also of course, available on our website at al jazeera dot com. and still ahead on this news, i will tell you why no back joke of h might not be able to defend his australian open title next year. that's coming up next with peter. stay with us. ah. ah. ah ah. ah, a mattress, what's his peter? polly, thank you very much. matched the city of stones with extra you may ambiance, li, game against club riga in belgium. remarkably, it's they 1st win in the group stage this season. well, they certainly made up for the stuttering starts. jell can cellos, car walker and co palmer scoring with re edmore is adding to in a 51 winful audio. lucy, parents and a man will be without one of their name or they take on life. see again, a few minutes time. he took part in training on monday, but he's struggling with a growing problem. he picked up on the international duty with brazil. p. s. she should worry too much though, as they stil

the us sat around 15, military bases in greenland. many, many were left to decay and rust polluting the fragile environment. one named camp century was even built under the ice before being abandoned. but as the eye i smells, there are the fears that toxins and radioactive coolants, which were meant to stay buried forever. sh, could soon be exposed. mcclark reports now from a catholic, hidden away up a remote fjord, amid the wonder of the arctic. there's a jaw dropping sight. the remains of an old army base called blue east to that's been slowly rusting away for decades. during the cold war, american commanders ordered that military bases should be built across greenland. in fact, more than 50 were built. now any one remains in the rest, like this one was simply abandoned. amongst it all more than $200000.00 fuel drums, many were full when they were left, leaching out their toxic contents. the base was actually constructed in the 2nd world war. we continued operation into a time when the soviet union and the united states were standin

this is greenland's ice sheet. it makes up something like 85% of the whole of greenland. where we're standing, the ice is something like 60 meters thick. in some places it's as thick as two miles. our destination, the russell glacier. one of the most studied places on the planet when it comes to climate change. these stunning lakes, a harbinger of the retreating ice sheet. this green scientist is my guide for the expedition. why is greenland so important when it comes to understanding climate change, and why does it affect people at home? >> now, half of the rate of the sea level rise comes from the melting to have greenland ice sheet. it is an average of one kilometer thick of ice. and that is melting at a very rapid rate. just in one year, the amount of fresh water released by the greenland ice sheet is enough to cover the whole of england with two meters of water. >> or florida. >> or florida, absolutely. >> reporter: if greenland continues to melt at this pace, scientists expect tens of millions of people around the world to face more frequent flooding and displacemen

we are excited to invest in greenland, emerging mineral sector. the disco region has seen a rear convergence of events in the earth's history that could have resulted informing the world class battery metal depose it. yes, green advocates and 1000000000 up power houses bill date. jeff basil san michael bloomberg. i'll going hunting and drilling some minerals on the atlantic island. in fact, so far they folk out a cool $15000000.00 on it. and since greenland got one of the biggest unpack deposits of ran not to refill, says they'll probably strike rich, especially if they land what they really want, nickel and cobalt. the main ingredients, the batteries that power electric cause, you know, the ones that been ingest, say you should splash out on to save the comments. the thing is going green as clean as they say it. typically, electric car require 6 times the mineral input of a conventional car and an own sure wind plant requires 9 times more mineral resources and the gas fired power plant. on top of that, globally, they'll be over demand, unstable s

this part of greenland. and as the ice sheet melts, make you more mining sites accessible. interesting agreements, rich resources will only increase mcclark al jazeera kathy offered greenland, and can watch nick clark's planet s o s special report from greenland in full, coming up at $830.00 g m t on friday here in algebra. south careers 1st domestically produced rock. it has failed in its mission to put a dummy satellite into orbit and new re rocket travel 700 kilometers above the earth, successfully completing the 1st and 2nd stages of separation. and official say its final stage appeared to shut down early, meaning the payload did not reach the speed needed to orbit a 66000000 your year old dinosaurs skeleton, nicknamed big john her, sold for 6.4 $1000000.00 at auction at 8 liters long. it's the largest triceratops ever discovered. the rains were sold in paris for about 6 times the initial estimate and aspiration in the scowl suggests the dinosaur died in a fight. it is being acquired by an american colle

. nic lock al jazeera, it could take greenland. and don't forget about next full planet s o s special from green. the next showing 20 to 30 g m t wednesday here on al jazeera. and of course, whenever you, once at al jazeera dotcom, still happening on this new south sports. and we will find out why know that joke of it might not be able to defend as a strategy, an open title next year. that is coming up with jim ah mm mm pool. ah ah, welcome back. in person history, national sport or bank was go. i have a joke of it is, australia type and size of defense is in doubt because i'm vaccinated. athletes are unlikely to bill out into the country according to local government in victoria twenties. i'm grandson champion. joke of ich has repeatedly refused to declare his vaccinations. stasis says, given the rules, he's not sure he will compete in melbourne. why? he's want a record 9 times, victoria, which host the event in january. his introduced a vaccine mandate for professional athletes. but the rules have not yet been clarified. for thos

s. military installations in greenland for blue eas to. well now there are plans to turn is rusting legacy of the past into a tourist attraction, a contrast to the regular guide, but green, and to say the least. nicholas al jazeera, it could take green, and i forget next full planet s o s t special from green. the next screening 2330 gmc wednesday on al jazeera and of course, online at al jazeera dot com. still a few. now that the sports news will find out why not at joker, which might not be able to defend his trading open title next year. ah. with mm. pool. ah ah drama. thank you. kemal. the olympic flame has been officially handed to china. head of next is a controversial beijing when to games. the ceremony took place without spec tases the path and make stadium in athens by the 1st model and then picks a hosted in 1896. it was held without incident following protests as the torch was lit the day before. activists, according for a boycott of the games because of china's treatment of muslin weakest. china denies any wrongdoing you limpin

so rise here and there to be strong to live here in greenland. long ago the viking saw the potential of this part of greenland. and as the ice sheet melts, making more mining sites accessible. interest in greenland rich resorts is will only increase. mcclark al jazeera cassie also greenland and you can watch net clarks full plants as we are a special report from greenland in full on friday. 830 gmc right here on our reserve. now more than a $180.00 people have died in floods across parts of india and to pull the flash. flooding was caused by late monsoon rains and as destroyed homes, crops, and infrastructure. at least 80 aged people have been killed in india, where the northern author con state was hit and enabling the paul at least 99 people have known to have died. another 40 still missing sparking phase. the death toll will rise further. the country's eastern and western regions of been worst hit by days of heavy rain and a plan for a daring rescue of 3 dogs trapped by a volcano in the canary islands is just turned into a mystery. hunt a fly

as sheets melts in greenland, huge deposits of red elements have been exposed. these are vital in the production of low carbon technology such as electric, cars and wind turbines. the farmers worried about radioactive dust and waste water trying to block these mining projects. al jazeera is environment edison nick clock visit to the town of na sock in south greenland. the sight of one proposed mind a statue of leif ericsson, the viking, who said to have discovered america 400 years before columbus gazes out overseen. that might surprise you. it's the end of summer and the sheep had been rounded up for market farming as part of the way of life in the south. but these lands also hold new possibilities. i headed up a mountain valley near the town of nasa. the rocks here hold some of the world's richest deposits of rare of minerals. this is the size of an old uranium mine. it's long been decommissioned. but now international mining companies want to dig deep again. the rock within all around us here was for 3 or 4 kilometers beneath the earth's crust. and then about

here and that is the strong to leave here in greenland. long ago the viking saw the potential of this part of greenland. and as the ice sheet melts, making more mining sites accessible. interesting agreements, rich resources will only increase. mcclark al jazeera cassie also greenland. and you can watch net clause full planets as so a special report in greener and from greenland in full on friday at $830.00 gmc right here on our desert. ah. massage there on these are the top stories. protests are taking place in h over is deteriorating security situation and gang violence. demonstrators burnt eyes and block roads, the leader of the haitian gang accuser, kidnapping 16 americans, and one canadian has threatened to kill them. if a ransom is unpaid, manuel or apollo has more from po to prince. that video posted on social media by the gang $400.00 mobile zone, which is the criminal game responsible for the kidnapping. now in that video, that was published on thursday, it appears to be a funeral of one of the members of the or of the criminal or

so why greenland? well blue jays own studies show the central west region of greenland is reportedly similar to russia's north oscar region. a large producer of nickel and palladium cobalt says it will spend $15000000.00 to help lou j locate natural resources. the 1st phase of the so called disco project named after the region in greenland, they'll be searching to hunt down and dig up world class battery metal deposits according to the companies. clearly it's a business venture for the billionaire boys club and an opportunity for the u. s and u. k. through this wealthy mining and exploration adventure to put some pressure on china and its massive mining and raw materials market. greenland has been the subject of discussion among america's political and financial elite in the past. in 2019, then president trump even floated the idea of the u. s. buying greenland because of its abundant natural resources and idea that ultimately floated away and sunk like a glacier. whether or not this 1000000000 are bli

a greenland sheet foam as a protesting against the plans to mine. and as india deepens its reliance on coal were at the sight of an underground fire that can burning for more than a 100 years destroying thousands of homes and making the area on inhabitable many of the towns residence. ah, for almost half a century, the international energy agency had one goal. make sure as patrons, the wealth, richest nations had an interrupted access to oil. now the power space organization is warning the well to stop developing new oil and gas fails to avoid a catastrophic rise in temperatures. but is anyone paying attention big finance and big oil or continuing to plow billions of dollars into new production? and i want to clear that targeting the arctic region where the delicate environment has seen extraordinary melting of ice due to the burning of fossil fuels. now, according to reclaim financed, the banking industry has provided $314000000000.00 for oil companies. between the years 2016 and 2020. and investors held roughly 272000000000 in oil and gas stocks a

so rise here and says be strong to live here in greenland. long ago the viking saw the potential of this part of greenland. and as the ice sheet melts, make you more mining sites accessible. interesting agreements, rich resources will only increase mcclark al jazeera kathy, also greenland. and you can watch net clarks planet s o s special report from greenland in full. coming up at o $830.00 g m t on friday air out is era. a plan for a daring rescue of 3 dogs trapped by lava from the eruption of okay, now in the canary islands is on stand by after an unexpected turn of events, an unprecedented drone operation had been preparing to rescue them. but they weren't spotted during a test flight in the area. the drain operators say the emaciated dogs may have hidden to escape the heat. at the drone company organizing the mission instead saw human footprints and a banner reading. the dogs are fine. they've been delivering small packages of food to dogs over the past 2 weeks. it's always been above than m. austin almost all of it. but other than what

s. military installations in greenland for blue eas, too. well now there are plans to turn this rusting legacy of the past into a tourist attraction, a contrast to the regular guide book green, and to say the least nic lock al jazeera. it could take green, and you can watch nic cost full penny test. and i special report from.

ah, we are in greenland where the ice sheet is melting. at a record rate, raising sea levels around the world. and in sports, the atlanta braves are a step closer to the world series after another dramatic win over the champions. ah hey, there you're world weather update begins in europe and we've got a weather maker is striking us with some heavy rain whales right into central england. but there is some warm air to be found will call the dividing line pretty much copenhagen. so north of that, a cool pool of air, we do have frost advisories across lithuania. and then south of that, look at this. we've got some temperatures in the 20s, but my, all my things are gonna change. check this out. a comes crashing down in london by the end of the week. just a hive, 12 degrees, it's below average, but hey, we said going to be dr. continues to be dry across iberia. some of the best weather on the continent were hanging on to some thirties of seville at 32 degrees. but look at this, an incoming weather maker. it's going to give us some rain, northwes

for something altogether more invigorating, let me point you in the direction of greenland. no, not the country, but the apocalyptic disaster movie which pits gerard butler against an approaching comet that threatens to wipe out life on earth. on radio: this is | an emergency alert. small molten debris expected to fall in upstate new york... _ isn�*t that where we are? yeah. seek shelter immediately. do not stand in the open. explosion. oh, my god! butler isjohn garrity, an atlanta—based structural engineer attempting to rebuild his broken marriage to estranged wife allison, played by deadpool�*s morena baccarin. the couple�*s young son nathan is thrilled by news stories of clark, a cluster comet due to make the closest flyby in history. but whenjohn receives a presidential alert on his phone announcing that his family have been chosen for shelter, it becomes clear that bits of clark are headed straight for earth. while fans of butler�*s action movies may be expecting him to just punch the comet out of existence, greenland instead casts him asjust another ordinaryj

pop quiz, which country is the largest island world greenland. greenland was a danish colony when it was redefined as a district of denmark. the country has its own government and some 56,000 people live in greenland mostly around the coastal areas, it's a good chunk of greenland covered in ice and snow. in case you're wondering, greenland is three times the size of texas, so it's pretty big. veterans day is november 11th, and the holiday is a time for us to honor our veterans of all wars and there's onelittle guy in washington, d.c. who is training for a big mission to help veterans his name is biscuit, and he's got game our pal kevin tibbles now with the story. >> there's a new teammate on the nhl washington capital's bench he's just a little guy, in fact, he only ways 30 pounds, but 3-month-old biscuit is a real winner just ask cap's right winger, garnett. >> he's amazing, and just whenever you enter the room and you see him, there's a smile on your face immediately. >> biscuit named after a hockey puck is in training, too, to become a service

interests in greenland for example. john already now is. the bald leader in the production of rare earth elements so it's really is a dom a dominant player and wants even to to extend the. dominance of state was so very many aspects concerning china especially in the cooperation with russia and. in the field of naval cooperation clearly something people are concerned about. stefan if you were if you have the opportunity to be a german representative in a meeting with vladimir putin to talk about the future of the region what would you ask for what would you recommend well i would probably say that. we we need a new era of global cooperation and after the us elections there's more hope for that because we are facing a common enemy and it is global heating. are you. there's a new man in the white house obviously joe biden are you as a climatologist are you encouraged by his personal presence in the in the white house because he's also you know when it comes to the arts and he's i mean he's being brutally belligerent is not the word but he's b

greenlanders. they have to have still true for independence by for example exploiting rare earths. issues the whole debate on the arctic goes about. because that was interest clearly is the chinese people have been in greenland was also attractive to use president donald trump you remember who wanted to buy greenland because of her errors and because it was due to strategic importance of greenland clearly there are very many aspects. one really interesting thing about this story about the future of thinking is that it brings together military issues geopolitical issues. economic issues environmental issues i know you're a person of ideas can you somehow weave that all together to sort of explain how there was the independence of those factors well this is a tough question but i would say what's going on now with the race for resources in the arctic and economic benefits is very much a kind of 20th century thing and we're now in the 21st century we're in a climate crisis which threatens civilization

it was respect to greenland for example clues so colonial legacy is still existing reminds greenlanders. they have tools they have still true for independence by for example exploiting rare earth. issues the whole debate on the arctic goes about. because that was interest clearly these people have been in greenland was also attractive to us president to donald trump you remember who wanted to buy greenland because of a rare earth because it was due to a strategic importance of greenland clearly there are very many aspects. one really interesting thing about this story about the future of thinking is that it brings together military issues geopolitical issues. economic issues and environmental issues i know you're a person of ideas can you somehow we've got all together to sort of explain how there was the independence of those factors well this is a tough question but i would say what's going on now with the race for resources in the arctic and economic benefits is very much a kind of 20th century thing and we're now in the 21st century we're in a climate crisis which threatens civiliza

to remind greenlanders. they have tools that is still true for independence by for example exploiting reverse. issues the whole debate on the arctic goes about. because the interests of clearly is the chinese people have been in greenland was also attractive to us president donald trump you remember who wanted to buy greenland because of a rare earth because it was due to a strategic importance of greenland clearly there are very many aspects. one really interesting thing about this story about the future of the arctic is that it brings together military issues geopolitical issues. economic issues and environmental issues i know you're a person of ideas can you somehow we've got all together to sort of explain how there was the independence of those factors well this is a tough question but i would say what's going on now with the race for resources in the arctic and economic benefits is very much a kind of 20th century thing and we're now in the 21st century we're in a climate crisis which threatens civiliz

the south shore of greenland the south and southwestern shore of greenland. these vikings settlements. are going to be in greenland. for almost 500 years. think about that for a minute. wait, what year? around 900 to 1,000. okay. so we're talking about a very long period of time they are here in greenland 500 years before. before columbus before they're here 500 years before columbus. it's really a remarkable story. yeah. well, that's a great question what happened? because we know they weren't there by by the time 1500. they're abouts we know that there are no vikings settlements in greenland. again, the evidence is on certain it would seem that a couple things happen madeline one is perhaps the climate change it got colder. we know that from from evidence from climate evidence from climate history that in they have the little ice age as it's called so it probably did get colder in greenland which of course would impact a domestic animals agriculture etc. they may have been marauded attacked by pirates and others there are lots of people who begin in the 14

. >>> the first time onrecord in fell at thmme suit of greenland. uslluay only sees snow. but the temperesatur rose above frzi ng on saturday. ,so as a surelt seven billn io to onsf r wateduedmp on the ice eesht, that is enough to fill the flreecting olpo tathe national mall in washington, d.c. >> it is a sign that greenland is rapidly rmwaing. wwhoou ldknow atth bett erthan paul who s habe enudstying all of our cl imesat. >> it s habeen meinltg and now rain on , it itcc aelerates it. >>here we have problems of ourw n. it isgoing to improve. let's ta lkabout e threason why and we can amble the upper level of smoke. we have one moreday ofthat in store for us tomorrow. e thlemidd and peupr level of swindenngdi smoremo ketowards us t buit wi blle weaker. allowi ngthe zebree to cut rnundeea itht and primove e thair quality dungri the day tomorrow. more on that ina cosend. go through the ekweenthd e winds shift and it will be directlyon she or through the depth of thmoe atsprehe. it will scb ruout the peupr level smoke as well wweill still start off in the moderate to unhethaly

of the greenlanders. they have tools is still true for independence by for example exploiting rare earths. issues the whole debate on the arctic goes about. because that was the interest clearly as the chinese people have been in greenland on that was also attractive to use president donald trump you remember who wanted to buy greenland because of her errors and because it was due to strategic importance of greenland clearly there are very many aspects. one really interesting thing about this story about the future of thinking is that it brings together military issues geopolitical issues. economic issues and environmental issues i know you're a person of ideas can you somehow we've got all together to sort of explain how there was the independence of those factors well this is a tough question but i would say what's going on now with the race for resources in the arctic and economic benefits is very much a kind of 20th century thing and we're now in the 21st century we're in a climate crisis which threat

because it was due to strategic importance of greenland clearly there are very many aspects. one really interesting thing about this story about the future of they are thinking is that it brings together military issues geopolitical issues. economic issues and environmental issues i know you're a person of ideas can you somehow we've got all together to sort of explain how there was the independence of those factors well this is a tough question but i would say what's going on now with the race for resources in the arctic and economic benefits is very much.

we can do it in i south greenland. but i think we also need to— south greenland. but i think we also need to think about people in the undeveloped countries. we need —— they also— undeveloped countries. we need —— they also need to have some food. but we _ they also need to have some food. but we need to transform to a sustainable way of production. i will tell— sustainable way of production. i will tell you a little story from greenland. we have always lived by nature _ greenland. we have always lived by nature over — greenland. we have always lived by nature over thousands of years. hunting. — nature over thousands of years. hunting, but because the climate changes. — hunting, but because the climate changes, the hunters cannot catch the animals any more in some places. and because _ the animals any more in some places. and because of climate change, the tracks— and because of climate change, the tracks of— and because of climate change, the tracks of the animals are changing. so we _ tracks of the animals are changing. so we need — track

that begins a viking nitration -- migration to greenland. they established communities along the south shore agreement, the south and southwestern shore of greenland. these settlements are going to be in greenland for almost 500 years. think about that for a minute. around 900 to 1000, we are talking about a very long. of time. they are here in greenland 500 years before columbus. they are here 500 years before columbus. it is a remarkable story. that's a great question, what happened. by the time 50 and hundred thereabouts, -- by the time 1500, thereabouts, we know there are no more viking settlements in greenland. it would seem a couple things happen. one is perhaps the climate change. it got colder, we know that from evidence from climate history. they have the little ice age, as it is called. so probably got colder in greenland, which of course impacted domestic animals, agriculture, etc. they may have been rotted, attacked by pirates and others. there are lots of vessels sailing through there, they might've sacked some of these towns. t