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All But Green

These are photos from Nuuk between mid January and mid February, 2010. They are not in chronological order; Rather, they are generally set from north to south, and morning to evening — roughly my walk to the office (when I’ve remembered to take my camera) — where I hope to work, if I ever get [...]

Melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet

Once upon a time, long long ago, a fluffy snow flake fell gracefully from the heavens and landed softly somewhere on the ice sheet of Greenland. Inevitably, more snow fell on top of him. And more snow, and more snow. He was happy to have so many friends. It was crowded but cozy. And day [...]

Stilheden

Halfdan Rasmussen – Stilheden Jeg er stilheden. Jer er den lyttende grav. Den talende død, som tålmodigt og uden krav byder dit øre at lytte, dit øje at se. Jeg er stilheden. Jeg er det lydløse tog af tøvende ord, som tegn i et renere sprog end det dine læber har talt. Jeg er ordenes [...]

Loulou and Sermitsiaq

Metar and TAF

Suppose you’re in the middle of nowhere (or at least anywhere in Greenland) and need to know the coming weather conditions. The typical five day forecast is not gonna cut it. METAR (METeorological Airport Report) describe the current conditions as observed by the weather tower at an airport. These are reliable, updated frequently, although incredibly [...]