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NEWS - Erderwärmung lässt Grönlandeis schmelzen
Large iceberg that is one of many that get stranded in this shallow region near where the fjord meets Disko Bay near the Greenlandic town of Ilulissat (population ~4500), which is located on the rocky area behind the iceberg. See National News story NNmelt. The world’s second largest ice sheet is melting far more rapidly than previously thought - leaving tens of millions more people exposed to floods, reveals a new study. Scientists around the world have warned Greenland’s ice sheet is melting faster than expected, seven times more than in the 90s. The speedy melt will push sea levels up further - exposing 40 million more people to coastal flooding, according to the findings published in the journal Nature. Study lead researcher Professor Andrew Shepherd, of Leeds University, said: “As a rule of thumb, for every centimetre rise in global sea level another six million people are exposed to coastal flooding around the planet *** Local Caption *** *** Local Caption *** 30504904
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