Melting Greenland Ice Sheets (IMAGE)

National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Melting Greenland Ice Sheets

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This visualization, based on new computer modeling, shows that sea level rise may be an additional 10 centimeters (4 inches) higher by populated areas in northeastern North America than previously thought. Extreme Northeastern North America and Greenland may experience even higher sea level rise.

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Graphic courtesy Geophysical Research Letters, modified by UCAR.

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