Greenland Ice Is Melting 7 Percent Faster Than Previously Thought
Wednesday, September 21, 2016 - 13:31
in Earth & Climate
The same hotspot in Earth's mantle that feeds Iceland's active volcanoes has been affecting scientists' calculations of ice loss in the Greenland ice sheet, causing them to underestimate the melting by about 20 gigatons (20 billion metric tons) per year.