Trump’s Iceland–Greenland mix-up spotlights stark climate gap between the two
Trump’s Iceland–Greenland mix-up spotlights stark climate gap between the two
US · Published Jan 22, 2026
• Iceland has a cool, stormy oceanic climate softened by the North Atlantic Current.
• Greenland is dominated by a vast inland ice sheet and tundra coasts, leading to harsher winters.
• Trump's mix-up inadvertently highlighted the climate contrast between Iceland and Greenland.
Trump's mix-up highlights Iceland, Greenland differences
Trump's recent mix-up of Iceland and Greenland during his Davos speech has inadvertently highlighted the stark climatic differences between the two regions.
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