Scientists have confirmed that at the Summit research station, located at the top of Greenland
Rare precipitation caused melting at the summit and alongthe southeast coast of the ice sheet, they occurred just weeks after massive melting occurred in the region at the end of July 2020. This warming exacerbates scientists' fears that climate change is causing the Arctic ice to melt rapidly, accelerating sea level rise worldwide.
At the Summit station, located at an altitude of 3215meters above sea level, according to the National Center for Snow and Ice Data, 7 billion tons of precipitation fell over the ice sheet in three days. Some of them fell out in the form of water.
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Showers and warmer than usual temperaturescaused by an area of low atmospheric pressure over Baffin Island and a high pressure ridge over southeastern Greenland, which has caught up with warm air and moisture from the south.
Scientists note that the Greenland ice sheetan area of 1.71 million square kilometers expands and shrinks during annual fluctuations. But global warming has affected it much more dramatically. Several climate models show that without aggressive climate intervention, the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free in summer by 2050.
The consequences will be catastrophic.If the Greenland ice sheet completely melts, then, according to scientists, the world ocean level could rise by more than 6 meters, which will affect coastal cities around the world - most notably Shanghai, Amsterdam and New York.
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