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Greenland Melting Away

(image: melted ice creates a river in Greenland)

According to NASA, Greenland is quickly losing much of its ice due to global warming. Scientists say that its not melting as fast as they expected it to, but it is still melting quickly. NASA said that Greenland gained 54 gigatons of ice towards the middle of Greenland due to excessive snow, but it lost nearly 155 gigatons around the coast line. So it decreased in size by 101 gigatons of ice. In the 1990's the loss of ice pretty much equaled the amount gained, so this is a huge difference in only 16 years. Scientists say that this is only going to get worse and worse.

I think that we need to do more to reduce the effects of global warming. I know that while people are starting to reduce car emissions, etc., it isnt enough. The melting of the ice in Greenland and the poles is increasing the sea level which will cause flooding in many of the coastal cities around the world. Hopefully something can be done to drastically reduce the ice melting soon, otherwise New York City could be under water in a matter of years.
What do you guys think about this?
Greenland Melts

posted by Anonymous @ 10/20/2006 01:28:00 PM