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Not yet in Greenland but indeed the Polar Huskies are in the land of greening—and this weekend the US set the clock an hour ahead for “Summer time.” Daylight Savings Time is suppose to: give us sunny summer evenings by moving our clocks an hour forward in the spring! Now, not everyone loves this trick of the clock, so imagine if it was not merely an hour that was moved back or forth...

Imagine living in Uummannaq on Greenland and not seeing the sun for months, until February 4th, when it rises over the glacier on top of the mountain. Then one year, the sun rises February 3rd! This is actually a true story! Today Greenland’s sea ice and glaciers are melting, including the ice sheet that covers 85% of Greenland – and with it changes daily life of the Kalaallit who live here.

How do places and cultures shape over time? Watch the Alert! movie below as we set out to explore this question the next three weeks. Make sure to post your finding in the Culture Zone along the way, and don’t miss the first chat on the topic with GoNorth! Cool Scientist Dr. Henry Huntington this Wednesday at 12:00 PM CT.

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WEEK 4 •

Green Land

“No, no, we are not on in the country of Greenland quite yet. But, where just last week we had windblown fields of deep snow as far as the eye could see here around Expedition Basecamp - today the scenery is all changed. Ok, we have not seen any green yet, but its all muddy fields with stubby corn stocks and downright lakes of water... "on a training run with the Polar Huskies this week, we actually observed waves on the puddles!" says Andrea with a grin.

Luckily, once we get going with the Polar Huskies there is no risk of all the snow melting away on our route up onto the upwards of two kilometer thick ice sheet that covers most of Greenland. Mille did however get confirmed this week that the sea ice conditions around Greenland are...."

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