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Major melt in Greenland

Greenland鈥檚 ice sheet has experienced a 鈥渕assive melting event鈥 during a heatwave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees above seasonal norms, according to Danish researchers.

Since Wednesday the ice sheet covering the vast Arctic territory, has melted by around 8 billion tons a day, twice its normal average rate during summer, reported the Polar Portal website.


 

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