Melting Greenland ice sheet is biggest contributor to sea level rise

ENN
Jan 13, 2015, 8:01 am22 pts
As the largest single chunk of melting snow and ice in the world, the massive ice sheet that covers about 80 percent of Greenland is recognized as the biggest potential contributor to rising sea levels due to glacial meltwater.Until now, however, scientists’ attention has mostly focused on the ice sheet’s…

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