Greenland Ice Sheet Melts At Record Rate in 2010

RedEaredSlider writes: A study using satellite and ground-based data is showing the Greenland ice sheets are setting a record for the areas exposed to melting and the rate at which they are doing so. NASA says 2010 was a record warm year, and temperatures in the Arctic were a good 3 degrees C over normal. While the Greenland ice sheets aren't going to disappear int he next few years, they could still contribute to sea level rise and there is the possibility that the rate of melting is nonlinear — that feedbacks will accelerate the disappearance of the ice.