How fast is Greenland ice sheet melting?

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The melting of the ice caps is iconic evidence of global warming. It is an image that strikes: torrents of water flowing through the ice, massive ice falls, polar bears clinging to an island of ice, etc. How fast is the ice sheet melting? How much ice is lost from Greenland each year? Related Articles: When did man-made global warming start? Man-made global warming: what are the current effects? Earth Overshoot Day has been set back three weeks, but... Related Discussions: Are current flash floods in England cause by climate change? Should I worry about the rise of the sea? Where do you think is a better country to face climate change? #climatechange #globalwarming #icesheet #polarbear #greenland #searise

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The climate crisis is causing the Arctic to warm twice as fast as lower latitudes, and ice caps are the biggest contributor to rising sea levels, which is already threatening the world's shores. The ice cap shrank by 532 billion tons last year as its surface melted and glaciers fell into the ocean, filling seven Olympic-sized swimming pools every second.  The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million tonnes per minute across the year, satellite data shows.    If the entire Greenland ice sheet melts, sea level would rise by six metres.