Glacial pace picks up: Greenland's ice is breaking up at an increasing rate.
Author(s) : MARRIS E.
Type of article: Periodical article
Summary
Research shows that the ice is melting at an accelerating rate, lubricating the whole works and causing some glaciers to shoot out to sea at up to 14 kilometres a year.
Details
- Original title: Glacial pace picks up: Greenland's ice is breaking up at an increasing rate.
- Record ID : 2006-2698
- Languages: English
- Subject: Environment, General information
- Source: News@nature.com, Highlights - 2 p.; phot.; 2 ref.
- Publication date: 2006/02/16
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Indexing
- Themes: General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)
- Keywords: Variation; Ice; Environment; Melting; Climate
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