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Posted on 02/08/2026 5:54:19 AM PST by Eleutheria5
...as scientists link a surge in orca activity to collapsing ice, while fishermen celebrate a new gold rush and climate activists demand a total fishing ban (continuation of headline)
The morning the whales came, the harbor in Nuuk went quiet in a way that had nothing to do with silence. Motors idled low, conversations broke off mid-sentence, and a line of people abandoned their coffee cups on the dock to lean over the railings. Out there, barely a few hundred meters from the ice-streaked shore, the black-and-white backs of orcas cut through the steel-blue water like a row of moving buoys.
Someone whispered, “They’re too close.” Someone else said, “They’re late.” Above them, the mountains that used to hold a tight white collar of sea ice now showed wide, bare scars of rock. The ice had broken early.
By noon, Greenland’s government phones were ringing non-stop. By dusk, the word “emergency” was on everyone’s lips.
Greenland’s sudden crisis: more orcas, less ice, and a nation on edge On Wednesday, Greenland’s parliament did something it almost never does: it declared a national state of emergency over the sea. Not because of a storm or a shipwreck, but because of whales, ice, and what looked like a new kind of gold rush. Along the west coast, from Nuuk to smaller fishing towns like Maniitsoq and Paamiut, reports poured in of record numbers of orcas pushing closer to shore than many elders could remember.
At the exact same time, satellite images showed something else: the coastal ice sheet had fractured early, breaking into a maze of floes that opened wide channels of water. For fishermen staring out from the docks, it felt like someone had yanked back a curtain.
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Harbor officials there logged a 38% increase in small-boat landings in just ten days, as crews rushed out to chase the dense shoals of herring and mackerel fleeing the orcas. The town’s only ice factory ran through the night, and a local shop ran out of heavy-duty coolers. People talked about “the orca bonus” over coffee, half joking, half serious.
Scientists framed the moment with a different kind of urgency. A joint Danish–Greenlandic team based in Nuuk released preliminary findings linking this surge of orcas directly to the collapse of near-shore ice structures that usually act like a cold wall. Without that wall, warmer open water extended further north, and with it came predators that once only skirted the edges.
The orcas weren’t just a curiosity; they were a symptom. Where they swam, seals shifted, fish scattered and ancient hunting routes blurred. One researcher described it as “an ecosystem being redrawn live on a shaky screen.” Policymakers saw a tempting short-term boom. Climate activists saw something closer to a final warning.
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This reads like a fictional climate change novel.
All at once, this happens. Yawn
OMG! However will I live with the GUILT, every time I slide behind the wheel of my big-bore diesel truck and fire that muther up... LOL.
If you think the orcas are in for tough times, just wait till you hear and see the climatistas weeping and gnashing their teeth!
>> This reads like a fictional climate change novel.
LOL! Doesn’t it? You hit THAT nail right on the head!
The orcas are happy. The fishermen are happy. Only the fish and the environ-mental-ists are miserable, and the former only briefly. So stop everything! We’re doomed! NOOOOO! Happiness. Waaaaah!
On a rocky pier...
sounds like a Raymond Chandler novel
Well said.
Tastes kinda like spotted owl.
So since Denmark appears to be doing a poor job of oversight, does that provide grounds for the US to occupy the territory in the name of “Climate Change”/
Gotta say-it really hooked me when during a car chase, the good guys are fleeing the eco-terrorist bad guys who are driving...Toyota Priuses!,P> Loved it!
And boy, Crichton sure did have the eco-terrorists pegged perfectly.
Spotted Owl Fricassee
Ingredients
• 2 whole plucked and washed Spotted Owls
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 cups thickly sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• ½ cup sliced shallots (Optional)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups white wine
• 6 sprigs thyme
• 1 cup chicken broth
• ½ cup heavy cream
Directions
1. Season the owls with salt on both sides.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and place Spotted Owls skin-side-down into the hot oil. Cook until there is a good sear and fat is rendered, about 5 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until seared as well, about 2 minutes. Set aside.
3. Leave 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat in the pan and add sliced mushrooms. Cook until browned, 5 to 8 minutes. Add onion, shallots, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Season with pepper and cayenne and stir in flour to thicken the mixture, about 1 minute.
4. Pour in white wine and cook, stirring, until alcohol has evaporated. Raise the heat to high and keep cooking until sauce has reduced to half, 3 to 5 minutes.
5. Add chicken broth, thyme, and bay leaf and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-lo and add chicken and any accumulated juices back into the skillet, skin side up. Cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes, turning over thighs halfway through.
6. Remove lid and turn thighs back to skin side up. Continue to simmer uncovered, basting occasionally, until chicken is tender and sauce reduces even more. If the pan gets dry before the chicken is tender, add some more water or broth.
7. Add cream and simmer until sauce reaches desired thickness. Heat can be raised to medium to reduce cream faster if chicken is already tender. Sauce can be served thin and runny, or reduced to a thick sauce. Sprinkle with fresh thyme and serve.
And “Save The Mackerel!!!”
Humans have been adapting to change for a couple of million years.
...and toward the south amd west in the distance, casting an ominous and foreboding orange glow across the horizon, loomed a threat greater than any natural disaster...
\o/ , RUN
Only thing missing is the wandering eye of the protagonist’s wife.
Yes he did!
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