Greenland ice sheet loss already ‘unprecedented’ and set to accelerate – ABC News

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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