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  1. Greenland’s melting ice caps reveal the true extent of climate change.

    In recent decades Greenland – 80% of which is covered with ice – has recorded a loss of frozen mass that outpaced previous estimates by 20%.

    This rapid reduction not only has consequences for Greenland’s inhabitants, but also on a global scale, as it affects rising sea levels and the balance of the planet’s climate systems.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250603

    #Greenland #IceCaps #ClimateChange #SeaLevels #Glaciers #Arctic #Science

  2. 'The ice melted beneath our feet': The huskies that revealed the rapid shrinking of Greenland's ice.

    In 2019, climate scientist Steffen Olsen took a startling photo of huskies appearing to walk on water.

    The photo quickly went viral as it revealed the reality of Greenland's rapidly melting ice.

    mediafaro.org/article/20250316

    #Greenland #Arctic #ClimateChange #Meteorology #Science #Ice #Icecaps #Icesheet