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Greenland may lose ice more rapidly than previously thought

2014-12-20 14:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second-largest body of ice on Earth. It covers an area about five times the size of New York State and Kansas combined, and if it melts completely, oceans could rise by 20 feet. Coastal communities from Florida to Bangladesh would suffer extensive damage. Now, a new study is revealing just how little we understand this northern behemoth. Led by geophysicist Beata Csatho, UB associate professor of geology, the research provides what the authors think is the first...

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