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August 18, 2020

Greenland's Ice Sheet Has Shrunk Past the Point of Return
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Scientists have found Greenland's ice sheet has shrunk past the point of
return, even if global efforts are enacted to slow down the climate
catastrophe. The melting of Greenland's ice is steadily pushing sea
levels higher, as records show the Arctic is warming at least twice as
fast as the rest of the world. One of the authors of the recent study in
the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment said, "Greenland
is going to be the canary in the coal mine, and the canary is already
pretty much dead at this point."


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