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Greenlands Rapidly Melting Glaciers Will Result in Rising Sea Levels for Decades to Come
2015-11-15 17:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: A massive Greenland glacier that holds enough water to raise sea levels by half a meter [nearly 20 inches] is melting at speed, according to a new study. The Zachariae Isstrom in northeast Greenland has entered a phase of accelerated retreat, and is losing mass at the rate of 5 billion metric tons a year, according to U.S. scientists. They report in the journal Science that a succession of aerial surveys combined with multiple satellite observations has established that the base of the glacier...
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