Greenland's Ice is Getting Darker, Increasing Risk of Melting

ENN
Mar 4, 2016, 7:31 am19 pts
Greenland's snowy surface has been getting darker over the past two decades, absorbing more heat from the sun and increasing snow melt, a new study of satellite data shows. That trend is likely to continue, with the surface's reflectivity, or albedo, decreasing by as much as 10 percent by the end of the…

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