je.st
news
Greenland may be losing ice even faster than we thought
2016-09-22 14:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Rapidly melting Greenland may be shedding its ice even faster than anyone suspected, new research suggests. A study just out in the journal Science Advances finds that previous studies may have underestimated the current rate of mass loss on the Greenland ice sheet by about 20 billion tons per year. Generally, scientists estimate ice loss in Greenland (and elsewhere around the world) using data from satellites. But the new study suggests these satellite studies may have included some incorrect...
Tags: we
than
thought
ice
Category:Electronics and Electrical