Greenland ice loss 'accelerating'
Environment correspondent, BBC News website
The Ilulissat glacier has retreated by approximately 15km over the past decade
The Greenland ice sheet is losing its mass faster than in previous years and making an increasing contribution to sea level rise, a study has confirmed.
Published in the journal Science, it has also given scientists a clearer view of why the sheet is shrinking.
via news.bbc.co.uk
Science Magazine: DOI: 10.1126/science.1178176
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