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March 20, 2020

Greenland Lost Record 600 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019
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In climate news, newly released data from NASA shows Greenland lost a
record 600 billion tons of ice during an exceptionally warm summer in
2019, surpassing the previous record melt set in 2012. Greenland's ice
sheets are now losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s. The melt
from Greenland over the past year alone was enough to raise global sea
levels by more than two millimeters. The past winter, which officially
ended Thursday, was the warmest on record for Europe by far, with
average temperatures 1.4 degrees Celsius - or 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit -
above the previous high set in 2016.


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