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Greenland's largest glaciers melting faster than predictions

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Research shows that the three largest glaciers in Greenland -- which hold enough frozen water to lift global sea levels some 1.3 metres -- could melt faster than even the worst-case warming predictions.

Added on the 17/11/2020 21:05:06 - Copyright : Euronews EN

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