Greenland Ice Sheet will Continue to Shrink Even if Global Warming Stops

The Greenland Ice Sheet is losing mass in the 21st century at accelerated rates. Thus, it has become the largest single contributor to rising sea levels. Researchers have found out, that glaciers on the island would continue shrinking even if global warming is to stop today. In the study called the Dynamic ice loss from the Greenland Ice Sheet driven by sustained glacier retreat which was lead by a researcher from The Ohio State University and was published on August 13, 2020, findings show the snowfall that replenishes the ice sheet each year cannot keep up with the ice that … Continue reading Greenland Ice Sheet will Continue to Shrink Even if Global Warming Stops