Greenland Ice Sheet (IMAGE)

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Greenland Ice Sheet

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A new study shows clouds are playing a larger role in heating the Greenland Ice Sheet than scientists previously believed, raising its temperature by 2 to 3 degrees compared to cloudless skies and accounting for as much as 30 percent of the ice sheet melt.

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Hannes Grobe

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