{"id":595,"date":"2024-04-11T21:18:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T21:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.careerxposure.net\/?p=595"},"modified":"2024-04-16T17:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T17:14:46","slug":"climate-change-is-making-greenland-greener-but-is-it-a-good-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.careerxposure.net\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/climate-change-is-making-greenland-greener-but-is-it-a-good-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change Is Making Greenland Greener, But Is It a Good Thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
History and geography teachers often point out the silliness of Greenland\u2019s name. The Arctic country is covered with a barren ice sheet spanning 660,000 square miles, or roughly 80% of the country\u2019s surface. There\u2019s not exactly much green to be found! <\/span><\/p>\n According to the Icelandic Sagas, Eric the Red, who had been exiled from Iceland for murder, came to Greenland\u2019s glacial shores<\/a> in the late 10th century and dubbed the place \u201cGr\u0153nland\u201d in the hopes of attracting settlers to the remote outpost with the false promise of abundant forests and fields. <\/span><\/p>\n