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  Sun-Loving Bacteria May Be Accelerating Glacial Melting

  

  wired.com

  Scientists find that cyanobacteria cause sediments on glaciers to clump, thus absorbing more sunlight. It's not great news for fans of lower sea levels.

  science science / environment

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  Greenland's ice melting faster than at any time in past 12,000 years

  

  theguardian.com

  Increased loss of ice could trigger sea level rise of up to 10cm by end of...

  Increased loss of ice could trigger sea level rise of up to 10cm by end of centuryGreenland’s ice is starting to melt faster than at any time in the past 12,000 years, research has shown, which will raise sea levels and could have a marked impact on ocean currents.New measurements show the rate of melting matches any in the geological record for the Holocene...

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  Greenland's melting ice sheet has 'passed the point of no return,' scientists say, dooming it to disappear

  

  businessinsider.com

  Greenland's ice sheet may have passed a point of no return, setting it on an irreversible...

  Greenland's ice sheet may have passed a point of no return, setting it on an irreversible path to disappearance, according to researchers at Ohio State University.  Snowfall can no longer replenish the ice lost as Greenland's glaciers retreat, so it will keep melting and cause catastrophic sea-level rise, even if global temperatures stop rising. The climate crisis could bring about other tipping points in...

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  Ice in Motion: Satellites Capture Decades of Change – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

  

  nasa.gov

  decades of images of glaciers

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