Shepherding solutions: Rain on snow spurs knowledge exchange in Greenland

In November 2021, snow in South Greenland shrouded the ground when heavy rain fell, forming an ice crust and stranding hundreds of sheep in the rugged terrain. Most perished following this rain-on-snow event. The international Arctic Rain on Snow Study (AROSS), led by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, had not expected to hear similar stories of livestock decline caused by rain on snow events in southern Greenland like they had been hearing about in Alaska, Lapland, and Russia. The event in South Greenland marked an opportunity for AROSS to offer knowledge exchange across different cultures, cultural practices, and environments under an increasingly unpredictable climate.