A new study finds Greenland’s ice sheet thinning much further into the ice sheet core than previously thought, 100 miles inland. (Source: S. Khan, et al,
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Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet Poised to Trigger Almost a Foot of Sea-Level Rise: Study
If the world halted planet-heating pollution today, the ice sheet would lose more than 3% of its mass in the coming decades, scientists warn. To prevent even worse outcomes, immediate climate action is needed.
Source: Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet Poised to Trigger Almost a Foot of Sea-Level Rise: Study
Greenland Ice Sheet Shrunk for 25th Year Straight in 2021, Report Shows
The ice sheet lost about 166 billion tonnes during the 12-month period ending in August.
Source: Greenland Ice Sheet Shrunk for 25th Year Straight in 2021, Report Shows
Can the Collapse of West Antarctica’s Ice Sheet and massive Sea Level Rise be Avoided
By Dan Lowry, Mario Krapp, and Nick Golledge | – ( The Conversation) – Rising seas are already making storm …
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For First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet
This “is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern,” said one expert. “This is unprecedented.”
Source: For First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet
‘We’re at the Brink’: Researchers Warn Greenland Ice Sheet May Have Already Passed Tipping Point
“There will be substantially enhanced melting in the future—which is quite worrying,” said researchers.
Warming Greenland ice sheet passes point of no return
Nearly 40 years of satellite data from Greenland shows that glaciers on the island have shrunk so much that even if global warming were to stop today, the ice sheet would continue shrinking.
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