A Trillion Tons Of New Ice In Greenland

A Trillion Tons Of New Ice In Greenland

Over the past 19 months, more than one trillion tons of new ice has formed on Greenland’s surface. This is because a lot more new snow accumulates each year during the long winter, than melts during the short summer.

Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Budget: DMI

Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Mass Budget: DMI

Greenland’s largest glaciers are also expanding.

https://go.nasa.gov/2ylEMDl

https://go.nasa.gov/2ymBH5U

The surface is rapidly gaining ice, and glaciers are growing.  So scientists and the press (of course) report the exact opposite.

As Greenland Melts, Where’s the Water Going? – The New York Times

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April 17, 2018 at 07:01PM

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