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Greenland is melting way ahead of schedule
2016-04-13 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: To say the 2016 Greenland melt season is off to the races is an understatement. Warm, wet conditions rapidly kicked off the melt season this weekend, more than a month-and-a-half ahead of schedule. It has easily set a record for earliest melt season onset, and marks the first time its begun in April. Little to no melt through winter is the norm as sub-zero temperatures keep Greenlands massive ice sheet, well, on ice. Warm weather usually kicks off the melt season in late May or early June, but...
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