Greenland ice sheet is melting 6 times faster than it was 30 years ago

Since 1972, Greenland’s glaciers have accounted for a rise in sea level of 0.5 inches globally. The island is home to the world’s second-largest ice sheet, and a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that this ice is now melting six times faster than it was in the 1980s. Scientists discovered that these glaciers are melting faster as they break into icebergs that are moving into the ocean. It’s estimated that Greenland released 51 billion tons of ice into …