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Greenland's Ice Melt Has Surged Sixfold, Alarming Scientists
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Summary
- Meltwater production from the Greenland Ice Sheet has increased about sixfold since 1990, with extreme melt events growing more frequent, widespread and intense.
- NASA satellite data show Greenland losing roughly 266 billion tons of ice a year — about 0.7 mm of annual sea-level rise — and nearly 4,900 billion tons lost since 1992.
- Seven of the ten most extreme melt events on record have occurred since 2000, which researchers link to human-driven warming.
The question
Greenland's accelerating melt is a warning of dangerously faster sea-level rise.
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