Ingo Heidbrink on "An Environmental History of Greenland"
Ingo Heidbrink, Carson Fellow from June 2011 to December 2011, talks about his environmental history of Greenland.
Ingo Heidbrink, Carson Fellow from June 2011 to December 2011, talks about his environmental history of Greenland.
This is a selection of original diary entries of German explorer Alfred Wegener, who participated in the “Danmark-Expedition” led by explorer Ludvig Mylius-Erichsen (1872–1907) and is part of the virtual exhibition “The Wegener Diaries - Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice” authored by historian Christian Kehrt.
This is a selection of the original diary entries of German explorer Alfred Wegener’s last Greenland expedition in 1930 and is part of the virtual exhibition “The Wegener Diaries - Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice” authored by historian Christian Kehrt.
This is a selection of original diary entries of German explorer Alfred Wegener, who participated in the Danish North Greenland Expedition (1912–1913) and is part of the virtual exhibition “The Wegener Diaries - Scientific Expeditions into the Eternal Ice” authored by historian Christian Kehrt.
Jared Diamond investigates why cultures prosper or decline.
The graphic reproduction shows the icebear hunt in Greenland, several sailing ships and boats from that time, the long-tailed monkey mentioned in the title, and even a whale in the background.
What does history tell us about energy transitions? What do energy transitions tell us about the history of colonialism? This volume of RCC Perspectives presents five histories of colonial projects that transformed potential energy sources in Africa, Europe, North America, and Greenland into mechanical energy for wealth production.
About eight percent of Earth’s freshwater is located in Greenland. Theoretically, this would mean that Greenland has some of the greatest potential for hydropower in the whole world. However, nearly all its freshwater is permanently frozen.
This film follows photographer James Balog’s multi-year record of the impacts of climate change on the Arctic.
This film documents the effect of chemical and pesticide residuals on the Inuit community of Greenland, where they are carried by oceans and snow. It also examines the situations of those around the globe who must use these pesticides to survive.