The climate crisis might be even worse than we originally thought…
In fact, Greenland has lost 20% more ice than scientists previously estimated, and this is threatening to create problems for ocean circulation patterns and sea level rise.
The new data is an incredibly worrying sign about how quickly climate change is progressing and how quickly sea levels could rise.
The Greenland ice sheet was previously estimated to have shrunk by about 5,000 gigatons of ice. (To put that in context, that’s enough to cover Texas in 26 feet of ice). New estimates find that Greenland actually lost 6,000 (!!!) gigatons (the same as another five more feet of ice on top of Texas).
Most striking from the research is that nearly every glacier is shrinking and in every corner of the ice sheet. There’s essentially no part of Greenland that’s safe from climate change any more.
Not only could these melting glaciers lead to sea levels rising, but the increase in freshwater could have a direct effect on ocean circulation and the distribution of heat around the globe - which could bring more extreme weather events.
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