Greenland Ice Sheet, 2008 (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Greenland Ice Sheet, 2008

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The Greenland Ice Sheet (GIS) in 2008. The GIS appears highly sensitive to warming beyond 1 to 4 degrees Celsius beyond pre-Industrial levels. Its loss would contribute substantially to global sea level rise. In the decade since this photo was taken, the Arctic has already warmed by 0.75 degrees C.

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Eric Post, UC Davis

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