Greenland Ice Sheet Lost a Record 1M Tonnes of Ice Per Minute in 2019 – The Guardian
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Article Synopsis – “The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute across the year, satellite data shows.” The ice sheet lost 532bn tonnes, which is double the average annual ice loss. “The researchers said the scale of the 2019 loss was shocking and was likely to be the biggest in centuries or even millennia.” To read the actual article click here.