While climate records are being routinely broken, the cumulative impact of these changes could also cause fundamental parts of the Earth system to change dramatically and irreversibly.
70 per cent decline in capelin not due to fishing, say scientists
Capelin are described a “lynchpin” species because a healthy population helps other types of fish. Cod and turbot eat them directly, and without lots of capelin those fish will eat commercially valuable crab and shrimp instead. Scientists blame late spawning for the population drop.
Rare Earth Minerals: Greenland’s Bounty
As Greenland Minerals, an Australian company, begins the process of building a rare earth mineral mine in Southern Greenland, a new industry sets foot in the landscape of this part of the Arctic.
