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Fears of faster rising global sea levels as 'stable' Greenland ice sheet starts to melt
2014-03-16 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: Global sea levels may rise faster than anticipated due to a rapid melting of the north-east corner of the Greenland ice sheet, according to scientists. This was widely considered to be cold and stable. Satellite measurements have shown that this part of Greenland, which covers 16 per cent of the ice sheet, has now begun to melt after many years of stability the reason why this area was left out of computer models predicting future global sea-level rise. Regional warming in north-east Greenland...
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