Greenland Melting Breaks Record Four Weeks Early (IMAGE)

City College of New York

Greenland Melting Breaks Record Four Weeks Early

Caption

A supraglacial lake over the Greenland ice sheet in the Kangerlussuaq area at 1500 m elevation photographed on July 21, 2012. The lake feeds a stream that will deliver meltwater to the low elevations where it will either flow to the ocean on the surface or it will dive into the ice to contribute to the development of the englacial hydrological system.

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Marco Tedesco

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