Data from three satellites show the massive ice sheet covering the Arctic territory of Greenland underwent an unusual melting earlier this month. The U.S. space agency NASA says the data shows 40 percent of the ice sheet, stretching from Greenland’s coastal edges to its 3.2-kilometer thick center, had experienced some thawing by July 8, and […]
Greenland Ice Sheet Melts at Unusually Fast and Furious Pace
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 8:05 am (UTC-5)
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Greenland Ice Sheet Melts at Unusually Fast and Furious Pace
Posted July 25th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Data from three satellites show the massive ice sheet covering the Arctic territory of Greenland underwent an unusual melting earlier this month. The U.S. space agency NASA says the data shows 40 percent of the ice sheet, stretching from Greenland’s coastal edges to its 3.2-kilometer thick center, had melted by July 8, and accelerated to […]
