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Giant Glaciers Melting Past the Point of No Return

Leigh Hutchens — Sun, 25 May 2014 17:04:29 +0000

You’ve probably heard the recent news that the ice sheets covering Greenland and Antarctica are melting at an even faster rate than previously suspected. To get an idea of the gravity of the situation you need to understand this: in some places, the ice sheets that cover Antarctica and Greenland are more than two miles […]

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New Method Reveals How Greenland’s Ice Sheet Works

Mila Luleva — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:40:27 +0000

Scientists from University of Montana and University of Wyoming applied a unique sampling method to collect data from deep into the ice core of the Greenland ice sheet. Their findings not only explain how the the ice body functions, but they could also contribute to improving existing climate prediction models. The study published earlier this […]

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Greenland’s Glacial Melts Seems to be Retreating

Mila Luleva — Fri, 10 May 2013 18:15:13 +0000

A study published in the latest issue of Nature suggests that Greenland glacial melt is likely to slow down in the next 100 years. The scientists from The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway, ran a series of simulation models to predict for a first time the behaviour of Greenland‘s outlet glaciers. They established that these […]

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Antarctica More Responsible for Rising Sea Levels Than Greenland

Leigh Hutchens — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:35:24 +0000

Over 300 experts from 14 different countries have collectively determined that Greenland’s ice is much less vulnerable to a runaway melt than previously determined. In fact, the experts predict that Antarctica might actually be more responsible for the rising sea level than Greenland. The study was born from a desire to understand melting ice stores […]

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