President Trump reportedly wants to buy Greenland. But what’s so special about the territory?
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01:36In the summer, it's warmer.
01:39And in the winter, it's colder.
01:42Last year, we didn't get any ice in Nedhavnen.
01:47But this year, we get ice in Diskebukten.
01:51There's frozen ice.
01:53But otherwise, it's not so good for fishing on the ice.
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02:44We have observations from satellites that show
02:47that the ice sheet in general is losing more ice every year than it is gaining.
02:51It is not in a state where it's going to grow.
02:54It's in a state where it's going to gradually shrink.
02:57If those rates continue and if those rates start to accelerate,
03:00then we could see the ice sheet being lost.
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03:06Of course, there's melting ice.
03:08There's the prospect of increased navigation,
03:11the prospect of increased tourism.
03:14I think the likelihood of increased oil and gas exploration
03:19in the Arctic region.
03:21So as countries bordering on the Arctic Ocean,
03:25I think we have a particular responsibility to consider the effects
03:29that those changes and those new activities are going to have.