Greenland melting fast

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  1. F8L

    F8L Protecting Habitat & AG Lands

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    Iceland is always melting...... ROCK!
     
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    you can't buy that kind of stability.:p it's odd that the ad at the top of the page was for iceland air?
     
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    "But a new study upends what scientists thought they knew. It turns out it’s not just ancient snow that makes up the ice sheets, but water deep under the sheets also thaws and refreezes over time. To put it in non-scientific terms, lead scientist Robin Bell told msnbc.com, the study redefines "how squishy" the base of ice sheets can be. "This matters to how fast ice will flow and how fast ice sheets will change."
    "It also means that ice sheet models are not correct," she said, comparing it to "trying to figure out how a car will drive but forgetting to add the tires. The performance will be very different if you are driving on the rims.""
    'Squishy' ice alters climate models, study says - U.S. news - Environment - Climate Change - msnbc.com