AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoArctic Security in Practice: Canada, the U.S., and Denmark trained together in Greenland under NORAD’s Operation Arctic Vanguard to boost readiness for harsh Arctic operations and communications gaps. Greenland Ice Mapping: NASA-led work mapped 1,943 valleys under the Greenland Ice Sheet, linking many newly found features to better understand how ice flows toward the sea. Critical Minerals Push (Skaergaard): Greenland’s Skaergaard program reports major drilling and geoscience progress, with a 2026 resource estimate and evaluation of vanadium, gallium, and other potential by-products alongside Pd-Pt-Au. Rare Earth Market Reality Check: REEx rankings say investors reward hype more than delivery, spotlighting Greenland-linked rare earth projects while pointing to persistent bottlenecks outside China. Climate Signals Beyond Greenland: Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of ice volume in 2026 amid heat waves and low winter snow, while a Copernicus analysis finds nearly 40% of the world exposed to harmful ground-level ozone. Policy & Tech Governance: The UN backed a more proportionate “Equal Earth” map approach over Mercator for education and public displays, with the U.S. the lone no vote.
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