Greenland glacier slide speeds 220 percent in summer

Reuters: A glacier in Greenland slides up to 220 percent faster toward the sea in summer than in winter and global warming could mean a wider acceleration that would raise sea levels, according to a study published Sunday. A group of experts led by Ian Bartholomew at Edinburgh University in Scotland said the variability was much stronger than earlier observations of glacier movement in Greenland. The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, is a new piece of a puzzle to ......

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