Chill out? Greenland glaciers' acceleration to slow, study says
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:00
in Earth & Climate
For the past ten years, skyscraper-sized icebergs have cracked off glaciers in Greenland and tumbled into the sea at an ever-quickening rate in response to global warming, raising concerns about runaway ice loss and rising seas. The good news? The rate of acceleration will slow, according to a new study.The slowdown is related to the physics and geography that govern glacier movement, not a foreca...