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Glaciers and ice sheets are melting at an accelerated rate, especially in Greenland and Antarctica, adding more water to the oceans.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Delaying summer melting, the snow offset the ice sheet’s yearly melting by 8%.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
That could provide a more detailed picture of the past ice sheet’s melting dynamics — and perhaps provide a glimpse into how a similar event could affect climate in the future.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
The fastest rates of sea level rise are in Gulf states, like Texas and Louisiana, but many of the East Coast cities like Norfolk, Virginia, and Solomons Island, Maryland, are also seeing rapid acceleration, due to patterns of water distribution related to glacial melt from the Greenland ice sheet.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 26 May 2025
Delaying summer melting, the snow offset the ice sheet’s yearly melting by 8%.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2025
That could provide a more detailed picture of the past ice sheet’s melting dynamics — and perhaps provide a glimpse into how a similar event could affect climate in the future.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2025
The fastest rates of sea level rise are in Gulf states, like Texas and Louisiana, but many of the East Coast cities like Norfolk, Virginia, and Solomons Island, Maryland, are also seeing rapid acceleration, due to patterns of water distribution related to glacial melt from the Greenland ice sheet.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 May 2025
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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