Greenland at the tipping point
Past meltdowns occurred with temperatures only slightly higher than today’s, suggesting world is overestimating Greenland ice sheet stability
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Greenland Ice Sheet melting 7x faster than in 1990s
New study in Nature from IMBIE – Greenland Ice Sheet Melting 7x faster that in 1990s. It is tracking high-end worst case IPCC scenario.
Greenland rapidly changing from snowcone to popsicle
New Study reveals that ice slabs on Greenland ice sheet are growing. This has huge implications for melt runoff and sea level projections.
Should we be worried about Greenland?
Reports of dramatic melt events in Greenland provoke different reactions. Some, (thankfully only a small number), sit back and observe, “It is summer, this is what happens in the summer“. Others respond more dramatically. During the last Democratic debate, long-shot candidate Andrew Yang urged people to move away from the coast because we are already … Read more
Greenland Melt event in July 2019
The rather “shocking” fact is that in summer ice in Greenland is melting. OK, I put air quotes around the word “shocking” to suggest that this is what happens in summer and to hint that we should not be shocked. However, what is currently happening is actually truly shocking the subject matter experts, and so … Read more
Greenland Melting, updates
There has been a rapid melt event in Greenland. This unprecedented event this early in the melt season exceeds climate model predictions.