When the Vikings settled Greenland over a thousand years ago they grew crops and raised cattle on it, hence the name.<p>I do appreciate that global warming is a fact, and that we are responsible. I also realize this is going to have severe consequences all over the world. I also don't think anything we do at this stage could slow down or stop the process, other than banning modern civilization. What we need to do is psychologically and politically prepare ourselves to mitigate the damage. This means cutting back judiciously on fossil fuel usage, without ruining the economy that we're going to need to be able to deal with the worst consequences. It means being prepared to help those countries or regions that will be worst hit. Hysterical articles about sticking our heads in the stand honestly don't really help at this stage, they just perpetuate the sense of controversy without contributing positively to the debate.