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Climate Change Could Create New Greenland Export: Sand – The Maritime Executive
As climate change melts Greenlands glaciers and deposits more river sediment on its shores, an inter…
Eight percent of annual sediment contribution delivered to the global oceans comes from the Greenland Ice Sheet. Photo: Nicolaj Krog Larsen
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The Maritime Executive
02-11-2019 05:29:35
As climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers and deposits more river sediment on its shores, an international group of researchers has proposed exporting excess sand and gravel abroad, where raw materials for infrastructure are in high demand.
The potentially lucrative solution was developed by scientists …
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