Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/29/melting-greenland-ice-sheet-poised-trigger-almost-foot-sea-level-rise-study If the world halted planet-heating pollution today, the ice sheet would lose more than 3% of its mass in the coming decades, scientists warn. To prevent even worse outcomes, immediate climate action is needed. KENNY STANCIL August … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/20/rainfall-observed-peak-greenland-ice-sheet-first-time-record “What is going on is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern. This is unprecedented,” said one climate scientist. JAKE JOHNSON August 20, 2021 This past weekend, researchers at the National Science Foundation’s … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/07/30/we-are-climate-emergency-warn-experts-and-aoc-greenland-ice-sheet-faces-possible Published on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by Common Dreams “If the ice sheet melts entirely, it would raise global sea levels by almost 23 feet.” By Eoin Higgins, staff writer The Greenland ice sheet may melt at … Continued