A new study has shown a glacier located in northeast Greenland, called the Zachariæ Isstrøm, is melting at an accelerated rate and will increase sea-level rise for decades to come, according to findings published in the journal Science. The researchers made their conclusions after focusing in on the glacier and culling through years of aerial satellite imagery from NASA, which showed the icy mass was "breaking up and calving high volumes of icebergs into the ocean."
“The retreat is fast; the glacier will impact sea level rise,” Jeremie Mouginot, lead author of the study told weather.com, “It’s a warning that climate warming is spreading to all four corners of Greenland. I’ve explained it as Greenland is like a boat. And now we’re taking water from all four sides.”
http://www.weather.com/science/environment/news/greenland-glacier-melting
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