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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Not So Fast: Greenland Ice Melting, But Slower Than Thought


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Massive icebergs float alongside a pair of rowboats in the Labrador Sea off the Greenland coast.

New analysis of satellite data confirms previous studies that the Greenland ice sheet is rapidly melting—but shows that the ice loss might not be happening as fast as previously believed.

Photograph by George F. Mobley/NGS