File:Greenland's ice sheet.jpg
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| Greenland's ice sheet | |
|---|---|
| Photographer |
Envisat satellite |
| Title |
Greenland's ice sheet |
| Description |
English: In this image, acquired on 23 June 2011, Envisat captures part of Greenland's ice sheet and east coast as the winter sea ice recedes. Covering roughly 80% of the surface of Greenland, this ice sheet is the second largest body of ice in the world, after that of Antarctica. Positioned in the Arctic, the 100 000 year-old Greenland ice sheet is particularly vulnerable to climate change.
Last year's temperatures, along with those of 2005 and 1998, were the highest since modern global temperature record-keeping began in 1880, heightening concerns about the rates of ice melt. Ice melt from the sheet is likely to cause substantial sea-level rise in the coming decades. |
| Depicted place | Greenland |
| Date | 23 June 2011 |
| Collection | European Space Agency |
| Accession number |
223613 |
| Credit line | ESA |
| Source | http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2011/06/Greenland_s_ice_sheet |
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