Part of Greenland's ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday.
The implications are worrying, as sea level rise already threatens millions of people living along coasts that could find themselves underwater in the decades and centuries to come. FILE PHOTO
The implications are worrying, as sea level rise already threatens millions of people living along coasts that could find themselves underwater in the decades and centuries to come. "The new model really captures what's going on inland, the old ones do not... you end up with a completely different mass change, or sea level projection," he told AFP in an interview.
It found that the thinning could add between 13.5 and 15.5 millimeters to sea levels by the end of this century -- equivalent to the entire Greenland ice sheet's contribution during the past 50 years.- 'Reduce CO2' - The Greenland ice sheet is currently the main factor in swelling the Earth's oceans, according to NASA, with the Arctic region heating at a faster rate than the rest of the planet.
The researchers will now extend their methods to look at other glaciers on Greenland and Antarctica, and some new data could be available in a year or so.
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