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January 18, 2024

Greenland's Ice Sheet Loss 20% Higher Than Thought, Shedding 30M Tons of Ice an Hour
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A new study finds Greenland's ice cap is losing an average of 30 million
tons of ice every hour due to the effects of the climate crisis.
Researchers with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory published their
findings in the journal Nature, which show the ice loss is 20% greater
than previously thought. Scientists fear the additional freshwater
pouring into the North Atlantic could lead to a collapse of ocean
currents, which would trigger devastating disruptions to global weather
patterns, ecosystems and food security.


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