EXPLAINED | Rain At Greenland Summit For First Time. Know Why This Is A Cause For Worry
It rained for several hours at the highest point on the Greenland ice sheet, more than 500 miles above the Arctic Circle, last week. Greenland's melting ice sheet has already caused around 25 per cent of sea level rise globally over the last few decades, scientists estimate, and expect that share to grow as temperatures increase, the Reuters report said. A First In Recorded History The research station at the frigid high point of the Greenland ice sheet is called Summit, and the US’ National Science Foundation has a presence there all year round. The rain coupled with high temperatures triggered extensive melting and the island suffered a surface ice mass loss on August 15, which was seven times above the average for mid-August, Reuters reported. Along with rising floods, fires, and other extremes being witnessed across the globe, the rain at Greenland Summit is one of the many "alarm bells" pointing to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Twila Moon, deputy lead scientist with the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, said in the Reuters report.
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