"Greenland's Alarming Ice Loss: NASA's Startling Findings"

A new study by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory reveals that the Greenland Ice Sheet has lost about 1,140 billion tons of ice from 1985 to 2022, one-fifth more than previously estimated, with the majority of glaciers on the landmass retreating significantly. While this additional ice loss has had only an indirect impact on sea levels, it could hold implications for ocean circulation in the future. The study offers a comprehensive look at retreat around the edges of the entire ice sheet, drawing from nearly a quarter million pieces of satellite data on glacier positions, and suggests that changes in the salinity of the North Atlantic Ocean from melting icebergs could weaken the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, influencing weather patterns worldwide and affecting ecosystems.