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Skyscraper-Size Ice Structures Discovered Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet

2014-06-16 19:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Beneath the barren whiteness of Greenland, a mysterious world has popped into view. Using ice-penetrating radar, researchers have discovered ragged blocks of ice as tall as city skyscrapers and as wide as the island of Manhattan at the very bottom of the ice sheet, apparently formed as water beneath the ice refreezes and warps the surrounding ice upwards. The newly revealed forms may help scientists understand more about how ice sheets behave and how they will respond to a warming climate. The...

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