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Photos: Melting glacier uncovers island

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Tags: Greenland, Glacier, Global Warming, Ittoqqortoormiit

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Experts on global warming are warning that the giant glacier covering Greenland is melting rapidly and one of the best examples is the newly uncovered Warming Island. Photos released this week by the United States Geological Survey Landsat Project show the meltdown.

Scientists are concerned because the glacier on Greenland contains enough water to raise global sea levels by about 23 feet. This gallery shows the potential impact of rising sea levels by just over three feet.

As you can see from this 1985 photo the finger-like land masses in the center appear to be connected to the mainland.

             

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Global Warming - Bah!rwire@...  | 05/04/07
Didnt your teacher tell you?mford66215  | 05/04/07
It was actually getting colder.NoOneOfConsequence  | 05/04/07
It certainly was.rwire@...  | 05/04/07
the causeDr Dij  | 05/04/07
History taught me...ccrane@...  | 05/15/07
NOwayoutinva  | 05/18/07
Gritty NittyStarrdaark  | 05/15/07
Just read about an interesting alternative theory...shardeth  | 05/17/07
I guess history was lost on youmrkahatr  | 05/18/07
The bread basket of the worldDanLM  | 05/18/07
...And critical thinking on you.rwire@...  | 05/21/07
Inconvenient or not - still warmingmford66215  | 05/21/07
Mankind's pollution is on top of natural sourcesDr Dij  | 05/21/07
The 'cure' may be more damaging than the 'disease'.rwire@...  | 05/24/07
good post, but I would like to add something to thisDanLM  | 05/24/07
Greenland really will be GreenDr_Zinj  | 05/04/07
Where did the water go?butkus@...  | 05/04/07
Wasn't uncoveredDawson@...  | 05/04/07
how thick?kc5qla@...  | 05/04/07
Greenland losingDr Dij  | 05/04/07
Insufficient datajmetz@...  | 05/04/07
Selective Science or PoliticsJustin Othertech  | 05/07/07
No change since 2002dutch_gemini@...  | 05/08/07
the real causeeric.gibson@...  | 05/15/07
So, we just gonna sit here??mford66215  | 05/16/07
Human FollyEthical_Loner  | 05/16/07
Normal or not, gotta do something.mford66215  | 05/16/07
I think the same people that are trumpeting global warmingDanLM  | 05/18/07
a kneejerk won't helpinertman@...  | 05/18/07
Here's the good thing that will come of this inertmanDanLM  | 05/18/07
psst...icebutt24601@...  | 06/01/07
Doom and Gloom! Pass the popcorn......icebutt24601@...  | 06/01/07
another example of kneejerkinertman@...  | 06/02/07
if anything was a kneejerk reaction, that wasmford66215  | 06/04/07
you missed the pointinertman@...  | 06/06/07

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