greenland



As per a study recently conducted the Greenland ice sheets are melting 3 times faster. This further strengthens the fact that global warming has increased in the recent years. Greenland ice loss now amounts to more than 48 cubic miles (200 cubic kilometers) each year. Global sea levels have risen by about 0.1 inch (2.8 millimeters) a year over the past decade.



The new study is based on an analysis of gravity measurements collected by satellites that orbit the Earth. The satellites are part of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), which was launched in March 2002 and is run by a team of experts in the U.S. and Germany. Melted Greenland would result in the rise of global oceans by about 21.3 feet (6.5 meters). The question is how long global warming is going to take to waste the island ?



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Thanks: John Roach



Via: National Geographic News