Greenland’s Dying Ice: A Project to Monitor Every Aspect of a Fast-Shrinking Glacier Could Hold an Answer to an Urgent Question: How Fast Will Seas Rise? – Science

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Article Synopsis – The Greenland Ice Sheet, which has the potential to raise sea levels by 7 meters (23 ft), has lost 329 billion tons of ice this year. “Melt from Greenland already accounts for 25% of global sea level rise, but even after decades of study, researchers can’t say how quickly the ice sheet will melt.” To read the actual article click here.

By Sharon Gray October 7, 2019 Newsletter