1940 : Greenland’s Glaciers Nearing a Catastrophe

“As had been observed in other parts of the Arctic, especially in Spitzbergen, the melting had increased rapidly. By far the largest number of local glaciers in northeast Greenland had receded very greatly during recent decades, and it would not be exaggerating to say that these glaciers were nearing a catastrophe.”

06 May 1940 – Greenland’s Climate Becoming Milder – Trove