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8/2/19 reposted article news/analysis link: "Photos Show Greenland’s Ice Sheet Turning Into Rivers In A “Major Melting Event”"

8/2/19 reposted news analysis article link: "This Satellite Image Shows Everything Wrong With Greenland Right Now"

8/2/19 reposted news/analysis article link: "11 billion tons of ice melted in Greenland — in just one day"


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This is a roaring glacial melt, under the bridge to Kangerlussiauq, Greenland where it's 22C today and Danish officials say 12 billions tons of ice melted in 24 hours, yesterday. pic.twitter.com/Rl2odG4xWj

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 1, 2019

Greenland record melt going down. @climate_ice @alunhubbard @LarsOstenfeld @climateice @lundbeckfonden August 1, 2019. West Greenland by Kangerlussaq. pic.twitter.com/VDfGfrZqkk

— Caspar Haarløv (@haarloev) August 2, 2019

On July 31st, the highest point on Greenland's ice sheet experienced melting for only the ninth time in 2000 years. Here are all the years that has happened, including twice in the last decade.

Directly observed
2019
2012

Seen in ice cores
1889
1192
1094
992
758
753
244

— Robert Rohde (@RARohde) August 2, 2019

For those keeping track, this means the #Greenland #icesheet ends July with a net mass loss of 197 Gigatonnes since the 1st of the month. https://t.co/Qgwj6WtUzF

— Ruth Mottram (@ruth_mottram) August 1, 2019