Greenland ice melt may accelerate as glaciers get shorter, study finds
Meanwhile a second study found that changing snowfall patterns made the ice sheet darker — and more likely to absorb heat.
May 19, 2021
A swathe of the Greenland ice sheet may be nearing a “tipping point” into a new unstable state of melting that would be irreversible in the short term, scientists warn.
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