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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau brought a Trekker camera along with him on his most recent trip across southern Greenland and the village of Igaliku, where he lives part of the year with his Greenlandic wife and their daughters. (Google/File)
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f you’ve always wanted to witness the sights of snow-blanketed Greenland but have neither the funds nor the time, Google Street View might just become your new favorite way to explore as Google has teamed up with Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones’ Jaime Lannister, to give you a first-hand view of the country.
Coster-Waldau brought a Trekker camera along with him on his most recent trip across southern Greenland and the village of Igaliku, where he lives part of the year with his Greenlandic wife and their daughters.
The actor serves as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations and wanted to use this opportunity to highlight the impact of human-driven climate change on Greenland. "One of the best places in the world to see what [climate change] means is in Greenland, because the glaciers are melting at an alarming rate," he stated.
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This time-lapse from Google uses satellite imagery from both the US and Europe, showcasing the shrinkage of Greenland's ice from 1984 to 2016 and further illustrating the actor’s point.
Last year was the warmest year in over a century all across the Arctic due to both climate change and natural weather variability, and by the end of this century, the melting ice may release the toxic waste that has been buried in decommissioned U.S. military bases in Greenland, as reported by Mashable.
"We'll do the treks here now, and then hopefully we'll come back here in five years. Then people will actually be able to see what climate change means in real life, in real time,” Coster-Waldau said during his expedition. (sul/kes)
