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"I love maps. And I always said: 'Look at the size of this. It's massive. That should be part of the United States.'" 😄
This is quite a funny story, and who would have thought that Newsweek quotes me on Trump?
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Does Donald Trump Think Greenland Is Much Bigger Than It Is?

The president-elect said he covets Greenland for its size. He could be misinterpreting it based on well-known mapping distortion.
Katherine Fung (Newsweek)
in reply to Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf

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Compare Countries With This Simple Tool

Drag and drop countries around the map to compare their relative size. Is Greenland really as big as all of Africa? You may be surprised at what you find! A great tool for educators.
The True Size
in reply to Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf

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There is no point in saying that Greenland is the size of the DRC. He wouldn't be able to compute. The Congo is full of people, Greenland isn't. Denmark is tiny. The USA isn't.
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I mean the last admin he was involved in thought Wakanda was real so...

US government lists fictional nation Wakanda as trade partner

Officials say it was an error to add the fictional nation from Black Panther to the list.
BBC News
in reply to Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf

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Hm, der eigentliche Knackpunkt an dem Beitrag ist im Lichte der aktuellen Debatten eher der hier: "Stefan Rahmstorf [..] wrote [..] on X, formerly Twitter:"
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