Climate Change: Warmth Shatters Section of Greenland Ice Shelf – BBC

Article Synopsis – A chunk of ice almost twice the size of Manhattan has broken off N79, the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf. Last year (2019) was a record-breaking year, with the ice sheet “shedding some 530 billion tonnes. That’s enough meltwater running off the land into the ocean to raise global sea-levels by 1.5mm.” To read the actual article click here

By Sharon Gray September 14, 2020 Newsletter