Scientists Uncover ‘Contributor’ to Greenland Sea Level Rise

If Greenland's ice and snow were to melt completely, global sea level would rise more than seven meters.  Climate experts agree that frozen ground cover is melting at an accelerating pace, raising sea level.  Now a new study finds Greenland's vast network of little-understood rivers and streams is the major contributor moving that meltwater seaward. UCLA geography professor Lawrence Smith is lead author of the study.  He says Greenland is not a vast plane of ice...

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