The ice caps in Greenland are melting at a much higher rate than scientists previously thought, one that could profoundly affect major oceanic currents, according to a new study published in the Nature Journal.
The study, which analyzed “236,328 manually derived and AI-derived observations of glacier terminus positions collected from 1985 to 2022,” found that recent models have underestimated the totality of Greenland’s glacial retreat by as much as 20 percent. The area studied had lost approximately 5,000 square kilometers of ice, or more than 1,000 metric gigatons, since 1985. This — combined with other studies tracking yearly glacial melt,...
The study, which analyzed “236,328 manually derived and AI-derived observations of glacier terminus positions collected from 1985 to 2022,” found that recent models have underestimated the totality of Greenland’s glacial retreat by as much as 20 percent. The area studied had lost approximately 5,000 square kilometers of ice, or more than 1,000 metric gigatons, since 1985. This — combined with other studies tracking yearly glacial melt,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
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