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Last 10 years have been the worst for polar ice sheet melting ever recorded

May 12, 2023 by Mangham
Greenland polar ice

NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United Kingdom — If you think it’s been unusually warm over the last few years, you haven’t been imaging it. The seven most severe years of polar ice sheet melting ever recorded have all taken place within the last decade, new research shows. Between 1992 and 2020, the ice sheets shed an astounding 7.6 …

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Mysterious ‘Blue Blob’ near Arctic may be protecting glaciers from climate change

February 16, 2022 by Mangham
iceland glaciers

WASHINGTON — A giant “Blue Blob” near Iceland appears to be saving glaciers from the effects of climate change, a new study reveals. Researchers say this region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean has already slowed the melting of glaciers in Iceland and may help keep the region cold for another 30 years. While …

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