Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future
- Written by Michalea King, Postdoctoral Climate Science Researcher, The Ohio State University
As Greenland's glaciers retreat, they are losing ice at a faster and faster rate. Michalea King, CC BY-NDGreenland is the largest island on Earth, and about 80% of it is covered by a giant sheet of ice. Slowly flowing glaciers connect this massive frozen reservoir of fresh water to the ocean, but because of climate change, these glaciers are...