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When Greenland ice melts

Sea levels are likely to rise in response to global warming. But by how much? Identification of the causes of the six-metre surge during the last interglacial provides a useful clue.

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Figure 1: A small fishing boat is dwarfed by icebergs in the Jakobshavn ice fjord, West Greenland.

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