NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) mission has released preliminary data on the heights of Greenland coastal glaciers from its first airborne campaign in March 2016. (spaceref.com)
«This is an important finding because it highlights the role that the rapidly changing Greenland ice sheet plays in supplying nutrients to the Arctic Ocean,» observed Eran Hood of the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau, who studies the meltwater from coastal glaciers in Alaska, and was not involved in the new study. (sciencedaily.com)
Researchers believe coastal glaciers in West Antarctica may have reached a tipping point of «unstoppable» retreat as warming ocean waters melt them from below, threatening possible devastating sea level rises. (techtimes.com)