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Melting and Refreezing of Deep Greenland Ice Speeds Flow to Sea, Study Says
Description: Beneath the barren whiteness of Greenland, a mysterious world has popped into view. Using ice-penetrating radar, researchers have discovered ragged blocks of ice as tall as city skyscrapers and as wide as the island of Manhattan at the very bottom of the ice sheet, apparently formed as water beneath the ice refreezes and warps the surrounding ice upwards. [Source: Earth Institute (Columbia University)]
URL: http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/articles/view/3177
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Source: Earth Institute (Columbia University)
Publish Date: 6/15/2014
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