Associated Press: Scientists say there has been a freak event in Greenland this month: Nearly every part of the massive ice sheet that blankets the island suddenly started melting. Even Greenland's coldest place showed melting. Records show that last happened in 1889 and occurs about once every 150 years. Nasa says three satellites saw what it calls unprecedented melting over four days beginning on 8 July. Most of the thick ice remains. But what was unusual was that the melting occurred over a widespread area....
URL: http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/concerns-raised-as-strange-and-sudden-ice-sheet-melt-reported-in-greenland-7976082.html
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