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July 30, 2019

Greenland's Ice Sheet at Risk of Record Melting
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The record-breaking heat wave that gripped Europe last week is now
heading northward, and scientists warn that it could cause an
unprecedented melt of Greenland's ice sheet. The U.N. said that this
month alone Greenland lost 160 billion tons of surface ice. If the ice
sheet melts entirely, it would raise global sea levels by almost 23
feet. Last month was the hottest June ever recorded on Earth, while July
is on track to be the hottest month ever.


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