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Greenland Rising:

Kalaallit Nunaat Qaffappoq

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Greenland Rising has been studying how changes in Greenland ’s ice affect local sea level

1. The natural environment

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2. The ports & coastal infrastructure

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3. People’s use of & work the waterfront

And how that will affect…

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Activity:�Puzzle Maps

  1. What is your map about?
  2. What did you notice?
  3. Question(s) you have about the map?

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Look at this map of Kalaallit Nunaat. What do you think the different lines represent?

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Why is the ice melting?

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Both the ocean and the atmosphere affect have warmed over the last ~12,000 yrs. and continue to warm! ��This affects Kalaallit Nunaat.

Ocean currents around Kalaallit Nunaat affect ice melt

There is more than one cause

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The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the Earth, and winters five times faster.

Atmosphere

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As air & ocean temperatures have warmed �Greenland’s ice sheet has been changing

  • Over the last ~12,000 yrs. Greenland’s ice sheet has been getting smaller, but the changes are different in different areas.

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  • How does your community compare with other areas we are studying?

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Greenland Rising worked with schools and communities to build a partnership

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We learned from students and community members about changes on Greenland’s waterfront.

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Many people in Greenland helped

Communities helped us to identify important areas to study and helped collect data.

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