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December 7, 2018

Greenland Ice Sheet Melting at Fastest Pace in Centuries
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A new report finds Greenland's ice sheet is melting at the fastest rate
in centuries, as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from human activity
continue to increase to historic highs. Writing in the journal Nature, a
team of international researchers warns that not only is Greenland's
melt beginning to add to global sea level rise, but the rate of the melt
is accelerating.


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