Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down11
arrow-up17arrow-down1external-linkTrump says the U.S. will take control of Greenland 'one way or the other'www.cnbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoSomebody’s feeding him grandiose ideas about global warming and northern sea routes. Probably some flattering lies about splitting said routes between them and dominating world trade too, once Canada and the EU are out of the way.
minus-squareGoodmorningsunshine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe assumption should never be that Trump wants a thing but that Putin wants it. https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-s-arctic-militarization-behind-trump-s-focus-on-greenland/7946621.html
minus-squareLazycog@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDamn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoTo be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice. Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
minus-squareM0oP0o@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month ago no railroads Well that is not technically true
minus-square8fingerlouie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoTouché. Its going to be a small invasion using that though.
I’m still convinced he only wants Greenland because it looks big on a map.
Somebody’s feeding him grandiose ideas about global warming and northern sea routes. Probably some flattering lies about splitting said routes between them and dominating world trade too, once Canada and the EU are out of the way.
The assumption should never be that Trump wants a thing but that Putin wants it.
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-s-arctic-militarization-behind-trump-s-focus-on-greenland/7946621.html
Damn you web mercator projection! If only Robinson projection was the default on google/apple/whatever trump uses -map.
To be fair even on a globe Greenland is still massive. Just not quite as bad on Mercator.
It is also mostly ice. The entirety of the central Greenland is covered by 1.6km to 3.7km thick ice.
Settlements are around the coast, as Greenland has about 100km roads in total, no railroads and no inland water.
Well that is not technically true
Touché.
Its going to be a small invasion using that though.