(Phys.org) - The melting of Greenland is accelerating, with an estimated loss of between 964 and 1735 gigatons of ice per year by 2100 in a scenario of high greenhouse gas emissions (SSP585), according to three regional climate models.
IMAGE: Fraction of meltwater running off from the GrIS by the end of the century (2080–2099), as modeled by (a) RACMO, (b) MAR, and (c) HIRHAM.
CREDIT: Geophysical Research Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024GL111902.
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