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Discovery of Historical Photos Sheds Light on Greenland Ice Loss

By Guest PostJune 3, 2012Environmentglacial retreat, greenland coastline, greenland glaciers, greenland ice loss, historical photos, melting rates

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A chance discovery of 80-year-old photo plates in a Danish basement is providing new insight into how Greenland glaciers are melting today. (more…)

2010 Spike in Greenland Ice Loss Lifted Bedrock, GPS Reveals

By Guest PostDecember 10, 2011Environmentgreenland bedrock, greenland ice loss, melting day

SAN FRANCISCO – An unusually hot melting season in 2010 accelerated ice loss in southern Greenland by 100 billion tons – and large portions of the island’s bedrock rose an additional quarter of an inch in response. (more…)