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US braces for historic winter storm; power outage risks mount, flights cancelled — all you need to know

A colossal winter tempest is wreaking havoc across a significant portion of the United States, bringing with it an onslaught of freezing rain and subzero Arctic air. Meteorologists are alerting residents that the storm might cause devastation akin to hurricane-force conditions. With life-threatening wind chills becoming common, the risk of…

The Times of India

FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here

In social media, President Trump is questioning global warming because of a chilly severe winter storm hitting the U_S_ On Friday, he called the weather nearly unprecedented and labeled scientists “environmental insurrectionists.”

The Independent UK

Greenland 'very happy with the EU' for support in face of Trump takeover threats, politician says

In recent weeks, Trump said the US must take control of Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, citing its strategic importance for national security.

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Trump says the big US winter storm is proof of climate hoax – here’s why he’s wrong

US president asks ‘whatever happened to global warming?’ Well, it could be making our winter storms worse

The Guardian - US

Trump’s claims about Greenland

FactCheck.org lays out claims President Trump made before announcing his “framework" of a deal on Greenland with NATO's secretary general.

Roll Call

NATO and Denmark agree to boost Arctic security after Trump walks back on Greenland threats

NATO said that the United States, Denmark and Greenland would negotiate on stepping up efforts to stop Russia and China gaining a "foothold" on the territory.

Euronews

EU seeks stability after Trump steps back on Greenland and tariffs

EU leaders have expressed relief after US President Donald Trump withdrew threats to annex Greenland by force and impose fresh tariffs on certain member states. At emergency talks in Brussels on Thursday leaders also called for vigilance, unity and the need to defend European interests.

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Greenland and the Bundeswehr: Why the Arctic matters for Germany

Since Russia full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, Europe's attention has been firmly fixed on NATO's eastern flank. But could the Arctic become the next area requiring defence and does Bundeswehr have the capacity to take on that role?

Euronews

The missing tech creating a glaring hole in Trump’s plan to unlock Greenland

On a map, Greenland looks surrounded by sea, but the reality is that the sea is full of ice

The Independent UK

Trump’s Greenland grab is part of a new space race – and the stakes are getting higher

US President Donald Trump’s position on Greenland has shifted almost daily, from threats to take it by force to assurances he won’t. But one thing remains consistent: his insistence the Arctic island is strategically vital to the United States.

The Conversation

Arctic blast probably won't cause trees to explode in the cold — but here's what happens if and when they do go boom

An exploding tree claim has gone viral as the U.S. brace for an Arctic blast that will send temperatures plunging, triggering a massive and long-lasting winter storm.

LiveScience

Frigid US Weather Catapults Nat-Gas Prices to a 3-Year High

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26 ) on Thursday closed up by +0.170 (+3.49%), Feb nat-gas prices extended this week's parabolic rally on Thursday, climbing to a 3-year nearest-futures high. Natural gas prices have surged more than 60% over the last three days on forecasts of Arctic weather invading the US,...

Barchart

Trump’s Greenland gambit followed a familiar playbook—one he wrote himself

Call it TACO or the art of the deal, Trump’s had the same negotiating style for half a century.

Fortune

Will Smith’s Story About Nearly Dying While Scuba Diving In The Arctic Is Giving Me Chills (And Chuckles)

I guess this is "Black stuff" now...

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The Conversation

What a US military base lost under Greenland’s ice sheet reveals about the island’s real strategic importance

In the summer of 1959, a group of American soldiers began carving trenches in the Greenland ice sheet. Those trenches would become the snow-covered tunnels of Camp Century, a secret Arctic research base powered by a nuclear reactor.

Euronews

NATO military planners 'waiting for direction' on Greenland framework deal

Little has yet filtered out about the deal, although it has apparently satisfied Donald Trump enough for him to withdraw his tariff threat against eight European countries.

Euronews

Greenland's sovereignty is not negotiable, Denmark’s prime minister says

Denmark’s prime minister insisted that her country cannot negotiate on its sovereignty on Thursday after US President Donald Trump said he agreed a “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security with the head of NATO. Security in the Arctic is "a matter for all of NATO," Mette Frederiksen said.

The Independent UK

Will Smith says he nearly died filming new show

Will Smith has revealed he “nearly died” whilst filming his new show, Pole to Pole, during a terrifying Arctic dive.

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Evening Standard

Keir Starmer and Danish PM discuss ‘vital steps’ towards Arctic security

Mette Frederiksen thanked the Prime Minister for the UK’s support during a ‘difficult time’ for her country.

International Business Times

Trump Suggests Ukraine War Settlement Coming 'Soon' Amid Launch Of New Peace Board

Trump heralds imminent Ukraine peace whilst formalising his Board of Peace at Davos, even as Greenland sovereignty remains firmly non-negotiable.

The Guardian - UK

EU stands by Denmark and Greenland and wants ‘respectful’ relations with US, says European Council president – as it happened

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International Business Times UK

NYC Snow Storm: Up To 16 Inches Forecast As Monster System Sweeps Across Tri-State

New York braces for one of its worst winter storms in years as 16 inches of snow and Arctic freeze set to paralyse the tri-state this weekend.

The Guardian - UK

What’s in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ and will it last?

Details of agreement are scant and president has tendency to back down and then relaunch a fight weeks later

Euronews

‘Exceptionally cold’: How a warming Arctic is pushing the US and Eastern Europe into a deep freeze

Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture and a lack of sea ice for the dangerous winter blast.

The Independent UK

What is in Trump’s Greenland ‘deal’ – and what is missing?

US president abruptly dropped threats against allies after talks with Nato chief on the ‘framework’ of a deal that does not involve selling Greenland

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