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Greenland Ice Melt 'Accelerating' Climate Change Awakens 'Sleeping Giant'

2014-03-16 22:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

International Business Times: Scientists have known for decades that Greenlands ice sheet is melting, but they may have underestimated just how much water the second-largest ice sheet on the planet is shedding. New research indicates that a key section of northeast Greenland thought to be stable is actually dumping billions of tons of water into the ocean annually after a barrier of ice debris that had blocked its flow finally gave way. "We're seeing an acceleration of ice loss," Michael Bevis, professor of earth sciences...

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