The time when facts became territory

How climate science redefined Greenland’s future.

Heilprin Glacier’s calving ice cap seen in July 1964. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Part 3 of a five-part series on science diplomacy and sovereignty in the Arctic.

In Arctic politics, silence often signals victory more eloquently than any declaration. After Danish scientists disproved the Peary Channel, Heilprin Land stopped being an argument.

Once the channel…