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Early Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet
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Early Melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet

In 2016, surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet started early and fast.

Published Jul 1, 2016

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Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat
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Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat

Acquired in 2001 and 2010, these natural-color images show substantial retreat in the Jakobshavn Glacier.

Published Jul 15, 2010

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Satellites Observe Widespread Melting Event on Greenland
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Satellites Observe Widespread Melting Event on Greenland

In July 2012, satellites observed melting on nearly 97 percent of the ice sheet surface.

Published Jul 25, 2012

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Record Melting in Greenland during 2010
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Record Melting in Greenland during 2010

The ice-covered island’s melt season lasted 50 days longer than average.

Published Feb 18, 2011

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Late Season Melting in Greenland
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Late Season Melting in Greenland

Some scientists think the widespread late-season melting could have implications for the ice sheet’s near future.

Published Sep 9, 2022

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2011 Greenland Melt Season
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2011 Greenland Melt Season

The 2011 Greenland melt season was up to 30 days longer than the 1979–2010 average. This color-coded map shows where melt season lasted more or less than average.

Published Dec 6, 2011

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Zachariæ Isstrøm Glacier, Greenland
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Zachariæ Isstrøm Glacier, Greenland

Starting in 2012, a large glacier in northeast Greenland broke loose and entered a phase of accelerated retreat.

Published Dec 4, 2015

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Warm Winds Trigger Melting in Antarctica
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Warm Winds Trigger Melting in Antarctica

Unusual late-season events could produce long-term changes to the snowpack on the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Apr 11, 2019

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Thwaites Glacier Transformed
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Thwaites Glacier Transformed

The amount of ice flowing from the Antarctic glacier has doubled in the span of three decades, and scientists think it could undergo even more dramatic changes in the near future.

Published Feb 6, 2020

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Jakobshavn Glacier
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Jakobshavn Glacier

Where once two streams of ice merged in Greenland’s Jakobshavn Glacier, today there is division and a complex surface riddled with crevasses and melt ponds.

Published Dec 3, 2011

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