The Greenland ice sheet is caught in an Anthropocene heat trap, allowing it to melt from both above and below at unprecedented rates. Some researchers believe we are at the point of no return.
Tag: Greenland
Greenland Rises as Ice Melts
Greenland rises, and continents move as humankind’s grand experiment continues changing the only planet we have.
Moulins, meltwater, and a disappearing ice sheet
These ice-caves are part of a large hydrologic system moving meltwater from the ice sheet to the ocean. But they can also destabilize individual glaciers that make up the ice sheet.
Greenland rises while Miami sinks
The Greenland ice sheet is disappearing, fueling sea-level rise and isostatic rebound
Meltwater Pulse 1A
Past sea-level increases far outpace our current rate of sea-level rise (36 cm/100 years).
Regional temperatures: Location, location, location
It matters if global temperatures rise. But it matters even more how that average rise distributes itself geographically.