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Greenland's 2015 melt records consistent with 'Arctic amplification'

2016-06-10 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: Following record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study provides the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification. Arctic amplification, in the simplest terms, is the faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears. It is fueled by a feedback loop: rising global temperatures are melting Arctic sea ice, leaving dark...

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