April Blog Post- Greenland Is Literally Cracking Apart and Flooding the World

In 2006, scientists watched 2.2 square mile of melted ice drain away in less than 2 hours in Greenland. Due to their hot summers, the ice that forms while the colder temperatures are still present melt away and drain in the cracks in the ice sheet underneath. As time passes, these lakes are going further inland every year because of the interconnected web of cracks below the ice. The higher the temperatures rise, the bigger this web will grow overtime.

https://www.livescience.com/62027-greenland-lakes-disappearing.html

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  1. AnonymousApril 8, 2018 at 4:38 PM

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  2. AnonymousApril 8, 2018 at 4:39 PM

    Sounds like we should shoot salt into the troposphere in order to save Greenland.

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