Since 1972, Greenland Has Lost 11 Quadrillion Pounds Of Water

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the world’s second-largest reservoir of fresh water sitting on the world’s largest island. Suffice it to say: The Greenland Ice Sheet, which contains enough water to refill the Great Lakes 115 times over, is very large. A new study finds that the Greenland Ice Sheet added a quarter inch of water to global sea levels in just the past eight years.

Source: www.theatlantic.com

Since 1972, Greenland Has Lost 11 Quadrillion Pounds Of Water

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