Greenland's rising air temperatures drive ice loss at surface and beyond

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This MODIS Terra image acquired August 23 2006 shows the southern portion of Greenland. The Greenlandic ice cap covers about 80 of the islands surface. Credit: NASA
This MODIS Terra image, acquired August 23, 2006, shows the southern portion of Greenland. The Greenlandic ice cap covers about 80% of the island's surface. Credit: NASA

A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, stoked by warming air temperatures, and fueling loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath.


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