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Deep-inland thinning of the northeast Greenland glacier predicts fast sea-level rise

The glacier in Greenland’s largest drainage basin is thinning and its flow is accelerating. Updated simulations suggest that sea-level rise will be up to fivefold higher than previously expected.

This is a summary of: Khan, S. A. et al. Extensive inland thinning and speed-up of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05301-z (2022).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03334-y

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