This year, the ice sheet in Greenland once again lost more ice than it gained. This is a continuation of a 25 year trend. Despite Greenland experiencing an upswing in snowfall this year, the intense periods of melting show how unstable the system is, occurring to scientists.
In correspondence with Washington Post, Josh Willis, who leads NASA’s Oceans Melting Greenland project said, “With every decade warmer than the last, breaking records is the new normal. The ice sheet is in for a wild ride… and so are we.”
