Friday, May 4, 2012

Analysis of Speed of Greenland Glaciers Gives New Insight for Rising Sea Level

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05/04/2012 12:10 PM EDT

Photo of Jakobshavn Isfjord, the largest outlet glacier on Greenland's West Coast.

Changes in the speed that ice travels in more than 200 outlet glaciers indicates that Greenland's contribution to rising sea level in the 21st century could be significantly less than the upper limits some scientists thought possible.

The finding comes from a paper funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NASA and published in today's journal Science.

While the study indicates that a melting Greenland's contributions to rising sea levels could be less ...

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