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that is the sound of rapid melting, triggered by a few days of unusually warm temperatures. during cnn s first three days in northern greenland, the temperature topped out nearly ten degrees higher than normal. it is days like today warm enough to where short sleeves, near 60 degrees this green land. takes high melt day when it is this unusually warm and it is also deeply concerning for scientists. definitely worries me. we are at 67 latitude here on top of the world in north pole. and we could just yesterday officially, not today, but yesterday we could wander around in our t-shirts. that was not really expected. it is basically at the melting point today as you can see. reporter: at this research site, near melt conditions at an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet made the landing strip inoperable.

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