Greenland — a massive island in the Arctic Ocean, currently a territory of Denmark, that he desperately wants to seize. One of the simplest, the New York Times suggests — yet somehow the most cynical — has to do with the scientific certainty that Greenland’s ice will soon melt away. Between 1985 and 2022, Greenland’s ice sheet has shrunk by some 2,000 square miles. Basically, as the climate warms and Greenland’s ice melts, more and more of those minerals will become available for extraction. More on Trump: Doctor Says Trump Appears to Be Showing Signs of a Stroke