University of Vermont: Greenland on Thin Ice?
December 07, 2016
December 07, 2016
BURLINGTON, Vt., Dec. 7 -- The University of Vermont issued the following news:
The ice sheet covering Greenland is four times bigger than California -- and holds enough water to raise global sea-level more than 20 feet if most of it were to melt. Today, sea levels are rising, and the melting of Greenland is a major contributor. Understanding how fast this melting might proceed is a pressing question for policymakers and coastal communities.
To make predictions abou . . .
The ice sheet covering Greenland is four times bigger than California -- and holds enough water to raise global sea-level more than 20 feet if most of it were to melt. Today, sea levels are rising, and the melting of Greenland is a major contributor. Understanding how fast this melting might proceed is a pressing question for policymakers and coastal communities.
To make predictions abou . . .