Climate change altering Greenland ice sheet and accelerating sea level rise

Climate change altering Greenland ice sheet and accelerating sea level rise Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jan 05, 2016 - The Greenland ice sheet has traditionally been pictured as a bit of a sponge for glacier meltwater, but new research has found it is rapidly losing the ability to buffer its contribution to rising sea levels, says a York University researcher. York U Professor William Colgan, a co-author on the study published in the journal Nature Climate Change, helped analyse data from three expeditions ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Climate_change_altering_Greenland_ice_sheet_and_accelerating_sea_level_rise_999.html


Meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet releasing faster Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 05, 2016 - The firn layers of the Greenland ice sheet might store less meltwater than previously assumed. Researchers from the USA, Denmark and the University of Zurich fear that this could lead to increased release of the meltwater into the oceans. The near-surface layers of the Greenland ice sheet are made up of snow that is gradually being converted into glacier ice. In Greenland this firn layer i ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Meltwater_from_the_Greenland_ice_sheet_releasing_faster_999.html