August 20, 2011

Greenland glacier melting faster than expected

Gabe M. -- Two researchers found that greenland’s longest studied glacier, mittivakkat, had two consecutive record losses in mass observations for this year and last year. This year so far it has lost 2.45 metres, that is .29 metres higher than the year before. Also this years loss is above the 16-year average loss of .97 metres per year.

My perception on this is that this, proves global warming and we need to start doing something about it. What is being lost doesn’t seem like a lot to a normal person, but it is a significantly large loss considering it happens yearly. If we find a way we can recycle the carbon that is getting trapped in the earth, then we could stop global warming.

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