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Ayumi S.'s Blog – October 2007 Archive (1)

As Greenland gets warmer, glaciers retreat Arctic nation is part of climate change debate

ILULISSAT, Greenland - The gargantuan chunks of ice breaking off the Sermeq Kujalleq glacier and thundering into an Arctic fjord make a spectacular sight. But to Greenlanders it is also deeply worrisome.

The frequency and size of the icefalls are a powerful reminder that the frozen sheet covering the world’s largest island is thinning — a glaring sign of global warming, many scientists…

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Added by Ayumi S. on October 16, 2007 at 11:41am — No Comments

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