Some of the world’s richest people are funding a massive treasure hunt, complete with helicopters and transmitters, on the west coast of Greenland. The billionaire club is financially backing Kobold Metals, a mineral exploration company and California-based start-up, the company’s representatives told CNN. Credit: Kobold Metals / CNNHigh-profile billionaires Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates did not respond to CNN’s requests for comment on this story. “The big concern for Arctic sea ice is that it’s been disappearing over the last several decades. It’s predicted to potentially disappear in 20 to 30 years,” Nathan Kurtz, a NASA scientist who studies sea ice, told CNN.

Source: CNN August 14, 2022 15:30 UTC