Unveiling Greenland's Ice Sheet Secrets: Implications for Future Sea Level Rise
A rediscovered sample of frozen sediment collected over 50 years ago from beneath the Greenland ice sheet has provided new insights into the region's past and potential future. The analysis of the sediment suggests that the Camp Century site in northwestern Greenland was temporarily ice-free around 400,000 years ago, challenging the assumption that the ice sheet has been stable for the past 2.5 million years. The findings highlight the vulnerability of Greenland's ice sheet to melting and the potential for significant sea level rise. However, uncertainties remain about how the ice sheet will respond to continued warming, and further research is needed to understand the full extent of its vulnerability.
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