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Greenland's ice sheet is melting -- and being replaced by vegetation

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Global warming is turning Greenland green. Parts of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers that melted over the past three decades have been replaced by wetlands, shrub vegetation and areas of barren rock, according to a new study that used satellite images to track changes since the 1980s.

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USA Today

Greenland is turning green again for the first time since medieval times. Why it matters.

New research published Tuesday says that because of global warming, Greenland’s ice sheet is melting fast – and being replaced by vegetation.

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NBC News

Global warming is making Greenland more green

Global warming is turning Greenland green.

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Greenland Has Lost More Ice than Previously Thought

PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Climate change has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to lose 20% more ice than previously thought, according to research published last month that used satellite imagery to track the retreat of glaciers over the past four decades. Previous studies have found that about 5,000 gigatons of ice has been lost from the surface of the Greenland ice sheet in the past two decades, a major contributor to rising sea levels.

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Science Daily

Greenland's ice sheet is melting -- and being replaced by vegetation

An estimated 11,000 sq miles or 28,707 sq kilometers of Greenland's ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the last three decades, according to a major analysis of historic satellite records.

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Greenland is turning green again for the first time since medieval times. Why it matters.

Greenland is turning green again for the first time since medieval times. Why it matters. by ChrisBoyMonkey The post Greenland is turning green again for the first time since medieval times. Why it matters. appeared first on EUROPE SAYS.

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