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Greenland may contribute less than Antarctica to sea level rise
2013-01-26 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: Portions of the Greenland ice sheet melted a "moderate" amount thousands of years ago during an extremely warm period, raising new questions about its likely behavior in the future amid rising temperatures, according to a new study from a team of international scientists. The conclusions about the Eemian interglacial period, 130,000 to 115,000 years ago, enlighten an ongoing debate over a deceptively simple question: To what degree will Greenland add to rising seas in a warming world, and to what...
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