Greenland ice sheet loses 11 billion tons of ice in one day

3 Aug 2019

Greenland ice sheet loses 11 billion tons of ice in one day

Greenland ice sheet loses 11 billion tons of ice in one day
Scientists say that the Greenland ice sheet experienced its biggest melt of the summer on 1st July 2019. About 11 billion tons of ice melted into the ocean.

Greenland's ice sheet usually melts during the summer, but this year, it is melting at a much faster rate than usual.
 	This July alone, Greenland's ice sheet lost 197 billion tons of ice. Generally, about 60-70 billion tons of ice melt at this time of year.
 	This is due to unusually high temperatures in Greenland (which is in the Arctic Circle) this year. The warm weather is set to continue for the next few days.
 	Greenland's ice sheet is the second biggest in the world.

The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has also identified more than 100 wildfires in the Arctic Circle since the start of June 2019. Temperatures in the Arctic are rising at a faster rate than the global average, which makes it easy for wildfires to spread.

Meteorologists have reported that globally, this July has been as hot as any month in recorded history.
Iceland also recently lost the Okjökull glacier to climate change.

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