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Greenland ice sheet loss already ‘unprecedented’ and set to accelerate – ABC News
The Greenland ice sheet is now melting faster than any time in the last 12,000 years, and it is set to increase that rate nearly six-fold by the end of the cent…
Melting of the Greenland ice sheet has hit a rate unmatched in the last 12,000 years and is accelerating, scientists have confirmed.
Key points:
- Worst-case predictions say Greenland will be melting 600 per cent faster than its present rate by the end of the century
- That alone could add around 30 centimetres to sea levels, without accounting for Antarctic melting
- Cutting our emissions rapidly buys us time to adapt to rising sea levels
Research published in Nat…
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