Loss of Greenland Ice Sheet Reached a Record Last Year

The New York Times

Greenland lost a record amount of ice in 2019, researchers reported Thursday. Nearly half the ice was lost in July, when the region roasted from an unusual heat wave. The net ice loss of more than 530 billion metric tons was more than twice the annual average since 2003, the scientists said. And July’s loss alone equaled the amount lost in an average year.

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