The first-ever rainfall was just recorded at the summit of the Greenland Ice Sheet

The 10,000-foot apex of the ice sheet usually sees precipitation as snow, even in summer.

By Yereth Rosen August 20, 2021
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For the first time on record, rain fell at the highest point of Greenland’s ice sheet, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported.

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