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It’s Raining on the Greenland Ice. In the Winter.

It’s Raining on the Greenland Ice. In the Winter.

March 7, 2019
climate change   climate response   Greeland  

Rainy weather is becoming increasingly common over parts of the Greenland ice sheet, triggering sudden melting events that are eating at the ice and priming the surface for more widespread future melting, says a new study.

Most of Greenland Ice Melted to Bedrock in Recent Geologic Past, Study Says

Most of Greenland Ice Melted to Bedrock in Recent Geologic Past, Study Says

December 7, 2016
climate change   climate science   Greeland   Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory  

Bedrock drilled from deep under the Greenland ice sheet contains evidence that the island was nearly denuded of ice for an extended time during the last million years. The finding suggests that the ice sheet is more vulnerable than thought.

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