Study finds link between 2015 melting Greenland ice, faster Arctic warming

Study finds link between 2015 melting Greenland ice, faster Arctic warming Athens GA (SPX) Jun 10, 2016 - A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification - faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears. The findings show that the predicted effects of Arctic amplification, as described in previous studies, occurred over northern Greenland during summer 2015, including a ... more

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