Paul Bierman will explore Greenland, a remote Arctic Island, that holds in its ice enough water to raise sea level over six meters. That’s enough to flood every major coastal city and displace up to half a billion people. Yet, until recently we knew very little about the past comings and goings of this massive ice sheet. Through the lens of climate science, environmental history, and the stories of people who studied Greenland over the past century, we’ll use the past to look into a warming future. I’ll fill the talk with photographs, movies, and recordings from the 1930s onward, review the science done by UVM graduate students, and tell stories from my book, When the Ice is Gone. The talk will be accessible to anyone with an interest in science and history.