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Greenland Lost 2 Gigatons of Ice in 1 Day

  • Writer: Kyle Sooley-Brookings
    Kyle Sooley-Brookings
  • Jun 15, 2019
  • 1 min read

Greenland lost two gigatons of ice on Thursday in just one day.


Over 40 percent of Greenland experienced melting.


Such melting in one day is highly unusual for Greenland.


A similar spike occurred in June of 2012.


2019 could set records for the most ice lost.


The extreme ice melt is due to a ridge of high pressure that is bringing warm temperatures.



 
 
 

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