2023-11-18 18:45:58
On the island, at the forefront of climate change and rising temperatures, the return of trees is no longer in doubt and is sparking intense debate. Should we let them grow, reproduce and modify the landscape, or should we prevent their expansion? Our big report
Published on November 18, 2023 at 7:45 p.m. / Modified on November 18, 2023 at 10:19 p.m.
The caption for the black-and-white photo simply reads “a large birch tree.” We see a man, dressed in a wool sweater, hat on his head and pipe in his mouth, posing standing at the foot of a tree three meters high, at most. The image was taken in 1908 by a Danish geologist, Niels Viggo Ussing, as indicated in the notice of the small Narsarsuaq Museum, where the photograph is exhibited.
A man poses in front of a “large” birch tree in 1908, in Narsarsuaq, in front of the lens of Danish geologist Niels Viggo Ussing. — © Narsarsuaq Museum
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