Nearly half of Greenland's ice and snow melted in one day on Thursday, with a total of about 2 billion tons, CNN reported. Large scale snow melting indicates that Greenland's ice melting volume may break the record in 19 years. Experts say this is affected by greenhouse gases. Polar snow melting is also the driving factor of sea level rise. Polar climate change will increase the global extreme climate.
Which country does Greenland belong to
Greenland means' green land '. In fact, the actual situation of the island is not as green as its name. More than 80% of the island is covered with ice and snow. Only a few areas such as the southwest coast have a small number of trees and green space.
Most parts of Greenland are located north of the Arctic circle. Because it is too cold, there is no rain all year round, only snow. What you can see is the scene of thousands of miles of ice. The temperature is below 0 ℃ all year round, and rarely exceeds 10 ℃ in summer. The coldest historical record in winter is minus 70 ℃. It is truly a bitter cold place in the Arctic.
Greenland covers an area of 2166000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the size of China's Xinjiang and Sichuan. It is the leader of such an island boundary, but it belongs to a small country with an area of only 42000. This country is Denmark.
[about language]
Some people in the main service institutions speak English, such as hotels, post offices, shipping companies and tour project companies. Generally, few local villagers can speak English
[about currency]
1. Danish Krona (DKK), it can be simply understood that 1 DKK = 0.9 RMB, that is, 10% off all bid prices is the RMB price
2. Domestic Chinese banks can directly exchange RMB for DKK, and in Copenhagen they can exchange euros, US dollars, etc
3. Hotels, post offices, supermarkets and participating projects can swipe visa or master without UnionPay
[about time difference]
1. In summer, the time difference between Nuuk, the capital, and Beijing is 10 hours. The mobile phone can be set to automatically match the local time
2. 10:00 am Beijing time, January 1, 2016; 12:00
3. 00:00 am Nuuk time, January 1, 2016; 02:00