Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland … Surface Melt

Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 16:10 in Earth & Climate

For several days this month, Greenland's surface ice cover melted over a larger area than at any time in more than 30 years of satellite observations. Nearly the entire ice cover of Greenland experienced some degree of melting, according to measurements from three independent satellites.

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