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onsdag, januari 26, 2011

New Melt Record for Greenland Ice Sheet‏

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CCNY's Marco Tedesco Says 'Exceptional' Season Stretched up to 50 Days Longer Than Average

A rapids in the Greenland ice sheet during the 2010 melt season illustrates the intensity of the record melt
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New research shows that 2010 set new records for the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet, expected to be a major contributor to projected sea level rises in coming decades.

"This past melt season was exceptional, with melting in some areas stretching up to 50 days longer than average,” said Dr. Marco Tedesco, director of the Cryospheric Processes Laboratory at The City College of New York (CCNY – CUNY), who is leading a project studying variables that affect ice sheet melting.

Read more:  http://www2.ccny.cuny.edu/advancement/news/New-Record-Melt-for-Greenland-Ice-Sheet.cfm

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