News Headline

Greenland ice is melting seven percent faster than previously thought

Source
Science Daily

Publication Date
2016-09-22

The same hotspot in Earth's mantle that feeds Iceland's active volcanoes has been affecting scientists' calculations of ice loss in the Greenland ice sheet, causing them to underestimate the melting by about 20 gigatons (20 billion metric tons) per year.

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160921145338.htm