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Melting Greenland Ice Sheets with Gordon Hamilton

Speed of glaciers march to the sea is tripling!

On the Kangerdlugssuaq Glacier -- one of Greenland's largest ice fields -- scientists measure the movement of the ice sheet as it transports frozen water to the ocean. They discover that the speed of the glacier's march to the sea has tripled in just ten years. Alarm bells sound because at the current melt rate, within a few decades rising seas will have a profound effect on the low-lying countries of the world. January 20, 2012 uploaded. Gordon Hamilton is a glaciologist working on ice sheet dynamics, and the role ice sheets play in modulating global sea levels.


EarthSayersGordan Hamilton
OrganizationsClimate State; University of Main
EarthSayers RatingRecommended
CountryGreenland
Dateunknown
Member of Special CollectionOceans
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