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Greenland’s glaciers are retreating everywhere and all at once

A comprehensive analysis of satellite data finds that the Greenland ice sheet has lost more ice in the past four decades than previously thought. Moreover, the glaciers that are the most sensitive to seasonal temperature swings will probably retreat the most in response to future global warming.

This is a summary of: Greene, C. A. et al. Ubiquitous acceleration in Greenland Ice Sheet calving from 1985 to 2022. Nature 625, 523–528 (2024).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-04108-w

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