News Brief

Polar Ice Is Melting

Meanwhile,

polar ice is melting. The July 21 issue of

Science reports that the massive Greenland Ice Sheet, which contains roughly 10% of all fresh water on earth, is melting at a rate of 12 cubic miles (51 km3) per year. This melting results in 0.13 mm of sea level rise worldwide annually, according to NASA researchers.

Published September 1, 2000

(2000, September 1). Polar Ice Is Melting. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/polar-ice-melting

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