The Enormity Of Ignorance

“…you want to see the climate crisis in action My trip to Greenland coincided with one of the only instances of rainfall on the ice sheet. As an environmental journalist, faced with the enormity of global warming every day – you’d think this wouldn’t phase me. But seeing how shocked, and genuinely upset, our Greenlandic guides were by this rain moved me (and others) to tears.”

‘A trip that will stay with me forever’: Why you need to visit Greenland in 2022 | Euronews

Rain has been observed near the center of the Greenland ice sheet in the past.

SR-216 SUMMER CLIMATE AT SELECTED SITES ON THE ROSS ICE SHELF AND THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET

Every winter huge amounts of ice accumulates on the Greenland ice sheet.  It doesn’t all melt and the excess flows to the sea and calves off glaciers.

Surface Conditions: Polar Portal

Five years ago this is what CNN and the Washington Post were saying about the Jakobshavn glacier. They recruited a Hollywood actor who is married to someone from Greenland as their expert.

“Game of Thrones” actor: Winter is coming — and the ice is melting (Opinion) – CNN

Scientists just uncovered some troubling news about Greenland’s most enormous glacier – The Washington Post

The Jakobshavn glacier is growing for the first time in 170 years.

In March, a NASA-led research team announced that Jakobshavn Isbrae, is … thickening and advancing toward the ocean

Following the study’s publication, additional analyses show Jakobshavn grew thicker by 22 and 33 yards (20 to 30 meters) each year from 2016 to 2019.”

Why a Growing Greenland Glacier Doesn’t Mean Good News for Global Warming – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

From 1851 to 1902 the glacier retreated about ten miles.

NASA: “Mega-Canyons” Discovered Beneath Glaciers of Greenland Never Seen by Humans – SnowBrains

In 1939, the glaciers of Greenland were nearing catastrophe.

17 Dec 1939, Page 15 – Harrisburg Sunday Courier

Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has grown more than 5km over the past nine years.

EOSDIS Worldview 2021
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