COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Gravity measurements help melt ice mysteries
Description: Greenland is cold and hot. It's a deep freezer storing 10 percent of Earth's ice and a subject of fevered debate. If something should melt all that ice, global sea level could rise as much as 7 meters (23 feet). Greenland and Antarctica - Earth's two biggest icehouses - are important indicators of climate change and a high priority for research, as highlighted by the newly inaugurated International Polar Year. [Source: NASA Press Release]
URL: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/grace-20070320.html
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Source: NASA Press Release
Publish Date: 3/23/2007
Reading Level: Basic
Page Length: 2

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