by faster | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: CNN DATE: August 19, 2021 SNIP: For the first time on record, precipitation on Saturday at the summit of Greenland — roughly two miles above sea level — fell as rain and not snow. Temperatures at the Greenland summit over the weekend rose above freezing for...
by faster | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog
SOURCE: The Guardian DATE: July 30, 2021 SNIP: Greenland’s vast ice sheet is undergoing a surge in melting, with the amount of ice vanishing in a single day this week enough to cover the whole of Florida in two inches of water, researchers have found. The deluge of...
by faster | Aug 21, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Phys.org DATE: August 21, 2020 SNIP: Greenland’s massive ice sheet saw a record net loss of 532 billion tonnes last year, raising red flags about accelerating sea level rise, according to new findings. That is equivalent to an additional three million...
by faster | Aug 13, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Phys.org DATE: August 13, 2020 SNIP: 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. The finding, published today,...
by faster | Jun 3, 2020 | Blog
SOURCE: Scientific American DATE: June 3, 2020 SNIP: A significant melt event is unfolding in Greenland this week. With temperatures nearly 20 degrees Fahrenheit higher than usual in some areas, the southern part of the ice sheet is melting at its highest rate this...
