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A collaborative team of scientists has introduced a modern geological map of the Greenland Ice Sheet, published in Geophysical Research Letters, which enhances our grasp of this vital global climate
Better tracking of declines at the edges of the ice sheets suggests previous estimates missed 20 percent of the meltoff. The research highlights the role AI can play in accurately capturing the glaciers’ decline.
Losses of ice from Greenland have caused about 17 percent of observed sea level rise between the years 2006 and 2018, and if the remaining five collapse, the northern hemisphere will have lost all its shelves.
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