Greenland ice sheet cracking more rapidly than ever, study shows
by Olivia Lee from on (#6V0ZR)
Crevasses increasing in size and depth in response to climate breakdown, Durham University researchers find
The Greenland ice sheet - the second largest body of ice in the world - is cracking more rapidly than ever before as a response to climate breakdown, a study has found.
Researchers used 8,000 three-dimensional surface maps from high-resolution commercial satellite imagery to assess the evolution of cracks in the surface of the ice sheet between 2016 and 2021.
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