Devastating melt of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets found
New research has revealed that the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are melting at an alarming rate. Furthermore, scientists are describing the rate of melting as 'devastating' due to its severity.
Accordingly, the study, published in the journal Nature, found that the ice sheets have lost a combined 6.4 trillion tons of ice since 1992, contributing to a global sea level rise of more than half an inch. The researchers used satellite data to measure the ice loss and discovered. "Nevertheless, it has been accelerating rapidly in recent years."
The Greenland ice sheet has been melting at an average rate of about 280 billion tons per year. The Antarctic ice sheet has lost an average of 145 billion tons annually. Professor Andrew Shepherd is the lead author of the study. They stated th...