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| Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village | Huge iceberg threatens Greenland village |
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| A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in western Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes. | A huge iceberg has drifted close to a village in western Greenland, prompting a partial evacuation in case it splits and the resulting wave swamps homes. |
| The iceberg is looming over houses on a promontory in the Innaarsuit village but is grounded and did not move overnight, local media say. | The iceberg is looming over houses on a promontory in the Innaarsuit village but is grounded and did not move overnight, local media say. |
| Local officials say they have never seen such a big iceberg before. | Local officials say they have never seen such a big iceberg before. |
| Last summer, four people died after waves swamped houses in north-western Greenland after an earthquake. | |
| Those of Inaarsuit's 169 residents living nearest the iceberg have been moved, Danish news agency Ritzau said. | Those of Inaarsuit's 169 residents living nearest the iceberg have been moved, Danish news agency Ritzau said. |
| "There are cracks and holes that make us fear it can calve any time," village council member Susanne Eliassen told the local newspaper Sermitsiaq. | |
| The village's power station and fuel tanks are close to the shore, she said. | The village's power station and fuel tanks are close to the shore, she said. |
| Some experts have warned that extreme iceberg events risk becoming more frequent because of climate change. This in turn increases the risk from tsunamis. | Some experts have warned that extreme iceberg events risk becoming more frequent because of climate change. This in turn increases the risk from tsunamis. |
| In June, New York University scientists released video footage of a massive iceberg breaking away from a glacier in eastern Greenland. | |
| Greenland ice sheet in numbers | Greenland ice sheet in numbers |
| For comparison, the Antarctic ice sheet has a volume of 26.5 million cu km | For comparison, the Antarctic ice sheet has a volume of 26.5 million cu km |