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  Greenland ice sheet faces irreversible melting, say scientists

  Science | December 03, 2020 17:12 IST

  ​The massive Greenland ice sheet could be facing a point of no return, beyond which it may no longer fully regrow, permanently changing sea levels around the world, warns a new study.  

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  Greenland ice sheet passes point of no return due to climate change: Study

  Science | August 17, 2020 13:21 IST

  The finding, published in the journal Nature Communications Earth and Environment, means that Greenland's glaciers have passed a tipping point of sorts, where the snowfall that replenishes the ice sheet each year cannot keep up with the ice that is flowing into the ocean from glaciers.

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  Greenland sees over 10 billion tonnes of ice melt in 24 hours | Watch video

  World | August 02, 2019 17:18 IST

  The area of the Greenland ice sheet that is showing indications of melt has been growing daily, and hit a record 56.5% for this year on Wednesday, said Ruth Mottram, a climate scientist with the Danish Meteorological Institute. She says that's expected to expand and peak on Thursday before cooler temperatures slow the pace of the melt.

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  NASA releases 3D view of Greenland ice sheet

  World | January 25, 2015 12:56 IST

  Washington: Using ice-penetrating radar data, NASA scientists have built the first-ever comprehensive map of layers deep inside the Greenland ice sheet.This new map, prepared on the basis of data collected by NASA's Operation IceBridge and