Thursday, 25 May 2017

NASA Discovers a New Mode of Ice Loss in Greenland

Rink Glacier in western Greenland, with a meltwater lake visible center.

A NASA study finds during Greenland's two hottest summers on record, ice in Rink Glacier didn't just melt faster, it slid through the glacier's interior in a gigantic wave.





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