Greenland's Main Airport Will End Civilian Flights w/i 5 Years - Permafrost Loss Cracking Runway
Greenland's main airport is set to end civilian flights within five years due to climate change, as the melting of permafrost is cracking the runway.
Kangerlussuaq Airport, the country's main hub, had 11,000 planes landing or departing last year.
Permafrost, the layer of soil usually frozen solid, is shrinking as temperatures rise. For airport workers, ridding the runway of the snow and ice has become a constant struggle.
As a result, authorities will start building a new facility from scratch. "They are constructing a new airport in Nuuk and in the north .... and the Danish Airforce will take over responsibility for this airport," said airport manager Peter Høgh.
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https://www.euronews.com/2019/11/15/greenland-airport-becomes-latest-victim-of-climate-change
