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Greenlands Ice Melt Breaks Record, Starting Nearly Two Months Early
2016-04-13 15:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Greenlands melt season kicked off a month and a half early this year, scientists at the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) reported. Greenlands melt season typically runs from June until September, but almost 12 percent of Greenlands ice sheet was melting as of Monday, which scientists say is unprecedented. We had to check that our models were still working properly, said Peter Langen, a climate scientist at DMI. Areas of Greenland recorded temperatures this month that would have...
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