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Greenland's ice sheet: Climate change outlook gets a little more dire
Description: A shrinking Greenland ice sheet - losing mass because of global warming - may be closer to its point of no return than previously estimated. If global average temperatures reach 1.6 degrees C (2.9 degrees F.) above preindustrial levels, the iconic ice sheet probably will tip toward irreversible loss, a new study finds. With a rise already of 0.8 degrees C, global average temperatures already are halfway there. [Source: Christian Science Monitor]
URL: http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2012/0313/Greenland-s-ice-sheet-Climate-change-outlook-gets-a-little-more-dire
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Source: Christian Science Monitor
Publish Date: 3/13/2012
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