CBSE Class 10 - ENGLISH COMMUNICATIVE (101) - SECTION A: READING SKILLS - SQP - Year 2025-26 - I

Remote, icy and mostly pristine, Greenland plays an outsized role in the daily weather
experienced by billions of people and in the climate changes taking shape all over the
planet. Think of Greenland as an open refrigerator door or thermostat for a warming world,
and it’s in a region that is warming four times faster than the rest of the globe, said New York University climate scientist David Holland.

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Question 1 of 2

Why is Greenland referred to as ‘an open refrigerator door or thermostat for a warming world’?