Greenland’s Melting Ice Is Supercharging Life in the Sea

Greenland’s Melting Ice Is Supercharging Life in the Sea

Greenland’s rapidly melting ice sheet is not only raising sea levels but also stirring life in the ocean, NASA-supported researchers found that glacial runoff near Jakobshavn Glacier lifts nutrient-rich deep waters to the surface, fueling summer phytoplankton blooms by up to 40%. Greenland’s Ice Sheet Sends Nutrients Skyward Runoff from Greenland’s vast ice sheet is [...]