Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Greenland glacier "shrinking fast"



Scientists in Greenland have said that an ice sheet which covers eighty percent of its territory is shrinking much faster than expected. In recent months, unusually large piecess of ice have broken off the glaciers, with one of them being four times the size of New York City. Some experts are worried this increasing rate of melting could raise sea levels throughout the world, with devastating consequences.

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