Greenland Lost 2 Billion Tons of Ice This Week, Which is Very Unusual – CNN

Credit: Christian Streib/CNN.

Article Synopsis – This week “over 40% of Greenland experienced melting, with total ice loss estimated to be more than 2 gigatons (equal to 2 billion tons) in just one day”. “It is highly unusual for that much ice to be lost in the middle of June. This much melting this early in the summer could be a bad sign, indicating 2019 could once again set records for the amount of Greenland ice loss.” To read the actual article click here.

By Sharon Gray June 15, 2019 Newsletter