Greenland’s Petermann Glacier Melts Faster Than Expected: Study
A large glacier in Northwest Greenland is melting far more rapidly than previously thought, which could mean faster global sea level rise. In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at NASA and the University of California Irvine explained that the Petermann Glacier’s interactions with increasingly warming ocean tides are causing that glacier to retreat faster thanpreviously observed.Extreme Weather Events in 2022 | Extreme EarthScientists used satellite imagery to observe!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…