Greenland's ice loss accelerating rapidly, gravity-measuring satellites reveal

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The twin GRACE satellites depicted in this image provide the most comprehensive monthly estimates of Greenlands ice-mass balance.
The twin GRACE satellites depicted in this image provide the most comprehensive monthly estimates of Greenland’s ice-mass balance.

A new analysis of data from twin satellites has revealed that the melting of Greenland's ice sheet has increased dramatically in the past few years, with much of the loss occurring primarily along one shoreline potentially affecting weather in Western Europe.


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