NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice

August 16, 2019 12:48 PM

NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice

<span style="color: #222222;">NASA scientists are crisscrossing Greenland on a mission to track melting ice. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. Global warming is the chief culprit, but scientists want to know how this is happening. Both warmer air and warmer water are eating away at Greenland, causing it to lose billions of tons of ice daily in the summer.</span><br />'' <...

NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice

August 16, 2019 12:48 PM

NASA scientists fly over Greenland to track melting ice

<span style="color: #222222;">NASA scientists are crisscrossing Greenland on a mission to track melting ice. Greenland has been melting faster in the last decade and this summer, it has seen two of the biggest melts on record since 2012. Global warming is the chief culprit, but scientists want to know how this is happening. Both warmer air and warmer water are eating away at Greenland, causing it to lose billions of tons of ice daily in the summer.</span><br />'' <...