Greenland Ice Sheet rapidly melting...
October 25, 2006 by Chris | permalink
A new study of the mass of ice capping Greenland reveals that the giant ice sheet burying the island has rapidly lost mass in recent years due to melting and iceberg calving. Between 2003 and 2005, the island’s low coastal areas shed 155 gigatons (41 cubic miles) of ice per year, while snow accumulation in the interior of the ice sheet was only 54 gigatons per year. The amount of ice lost in two years is roughly the same as the amount of water that flows through the Colorado River in 12 years.
To read the full NASA press release on this study please read Greenland Ice Sheet On A Downward Slide [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/greenland_slide.html]
