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Scientists alarmed after two #wildfires hit #Greenland within a week
Researchers say it is ‘quite wild’ to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the year
Ajit Niranjan and Miranda Bryant
Tue 23 Jun 2026 06.44 EDT"Scientists have expressed concern after two wildfires broke out within a week of each other on the Arctic island of Greenland earlier this month.
"Fires were burning close to #Sisimiut, Greenland’s second largest town and a popular tourism centre, on 14 and 15 June, satellite imagery has shown, while a second blaze hit #Kujalleq, on the island’s southern tip, on 17 June.
"While most of Greenland, a largely autonomous territory, is covered in vast ice sheets and thick glaciers, a significant part is ice-free and covered in tundra. Wildfires in these areas are rare, but becoming more common.
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"Inunnguaq Eigil Lundblad, the emergency manager for Qeqqata municipality, which includes Sisimiut, said the fires there had broken out after 'someone used fire recklessly. We had not had much snow this winter and then very little rainfall, which is why we have very dry soil.'
"Miki Sikemsen, the emergency manager for #Kujalleq municipality, said the immediate trigger for the fire there was not yet known, but added: 'Weather conditions in the area have been unusually dry this year and we have not experienced any significant rainfall since May, which has left the vegetation very dry and highly flammable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/23/scientists-alarmed-wildfires-greenland#ClimateChange #Arctic #ClimateBurning #CimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDiaryGreenland #ClimateDiary
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Scientists alarmed after two #wildfires hit #Greenland within a week
Researchers say it is ‘quite wild’ to see fires at such high northern latitudes happen so early in the year
Ajit Niranjan and Miranda Bryant
Tue 23 Jun 2026 06.44 EDT"Scientists have expressed concern after two wildfires broke out within a week of each other on the Arctic island of Greenland earlier this month.
"Fires were burning close to #Sisimiut, Greenland’s second largest town and a popular tourism centre, on 14 and 15 June, satellite imagery has shown, while a second blaze hit #Kujalleq, on the island’s southern tip, on 17 June.
"While most of Greenland, a largely autonomous territory, is covered in vast ice sheets and thick glaciers, a significant part is ice-free and covered in tundra. Wildfires in these areas are rare, but becoming more common.
[...]
"Inunnguaq Eigil Lundblad, the emergency manager for Qeqqata municipality, which includes Sisimiut, said the fires there had broken out after 'someone used fire recklessly. We had not had much snow this winter and then very little rainfall, which is why we have very dry soil.'
"Miki Sikemsen, the emergency manager for #Kujalleq municipality, said the immediate trigger for the fire there was not yet known, but added: 'Weather conditions in the area have been unusually dry this year and we have not experienced any significant rainfall since May, which has left the vegetation very dry and highly flammable.' "
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/23/scientists-alarmed-wildfires-greenland#ClimateChange #Arctic #ClimateBurning #CimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDiaryGreenland #ClimateDiary
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CW: hunting, dead animal
In supposedly polar bear free western Greenland again a polar bear showed up close to Sisimiut, Greenlands second largest city. The bear was shot, the meat was on sale for the citizens of Sisimiut.
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CW: hunting, dead animal
In supposedly polar bear free western Greenland again a polar bear showed up close to Sisimiut, Greenlands second largest city. The bear was shot, the meat was on sale for the citizens of Sisimiut.
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Sitting at #Qaanaaq Airport waiting for flight south and the #Greenland national #dogsled race at #Sisimiut is on #KNR TV; whole airport (at least 20 people!) are cheering on the local boys..
Very exciting. More channels outside Greenland should show this. -
Sitting at #Qaanaaq Airport waiting for flight south and the #Greenland national #dogsled race at #Sisimiut is on #KNR TV; whole airport (at least 20 people!) are cheering on the local boys..
Very exciting. More channels outside Greenland should show this.