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...