Sea levels will probably rise more now that the last remaining stable portion of Greenland's ice sheet — the world's second-largest — is no longer stable, a study says. Scientists have known Greenland's ice sheet has been thinning for decades, but for the first time, they've found that's even occurring in its northeast region that had been stable for 25 years. Since 2003, the northeast's ice loss has nearly tripled. The decline of Greenland's ice sheet, which is second in size only to Antarctica's and covers 80% of Greenland's surface, has been a major contributor to global sea level rise over the past 20 years. Largely because of rising air temperatures, an outlet glacier in the northeast has retreated at a pace of 12.4 miles over the past decade.
This article is yet another implication of global warming over the past decades. It is targeted at anyone, regardless of age or gender, because we all use natural resources too much. Obviously it was slightly biased towards saving the glaciers because that's a major source of fresh water, and because when they melt, our sea levels rise and could have the potential to flood cities in the next 100 years.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/03/16/northeast-greenlands-ice-loss-triples/6385095/
although i do highly believe in global warming and the effect of greenhouse gasses, i feel as though the claim to flooding and such is blown entirely out of proportion... Florida, where i use to live, had its coldest winter ever, as well as got snow! IN FLORIDA.... so even though parts of the world may be warming, i feel as though others are cooling?
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