440 billion tons of ice are expected to melt this summer in Greenland – what does this mean for Earth

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By the end of the summer, 440 billion tonnes would have evaporated, which would be enough to flood Pennsylvania or whole Greece about a foot deep.

"There is every reason to believe that years that look like this will become more common," said Tom Mote, scientist in ice sciences at the University of Georgia.

Take, for example, Helheim. The glacier, one of the fastest in Greenland, has shrunk about six miles since 2005.

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NASA oceanographer Josh Willis points to human-caused climate change and "weird" natural weather conditions. He thinks that by 2100, the ice coming from Greenland could cause a rise in sea level of 3 to 4 feet.

"[It’s] the end of the planet, "David Holland, an expert in air and ocean science at the University of New York, told APA." It takes a lot of time to grow a layer of ice, thousands and thousands of years, but they can be broken or destroyed pretty quickly. "

Holland believes that the problem of melting ice in Greenland comes partly from hot and salty water from the Gulf Stream in North America.

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