Greenland’s melting ice caps reveal the true extent of climate change

Greenland's Melting Ice Caps Reveal The True Extent Of Climate Change

In recent decades this territory 80 per cent of which is covered with ice has recorded a loss of frozen mass that outpaced previous estimates by 20 per cent.

Greenland’s melting ice caps reveal the true extent of climate change

The Knud Rasmussen Glacier, in Greenland. Muratart/ShutterstockFor most of us, first-hand knowledge of Greenland is probably limited to flying over it en route to North America. It’s likely that you’ve heard more about it over the last few months than in the rest of your life combined, but geopolitical debates aside, Greenland is also of vital importance for research into the climate and environment. In recent decades this territory – 80% of whi…