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Greenland lost 11 billion tons of ice in one day. How does that melt compare to the past?
Scientists announced Thursday that July equaled, if not surpassed, the hottest month in recorded history. But that was not the only cause for concern.
Greenland's ice sheet melted at its most rapid rate so far this summer summer on Thursday, losing 11 billion tons of surface ice to the ocean, according to data from the Polar Portal, a website run by Danish polar research institutions, and the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
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The Arctic is burning and Greenland is melting, thanks to record heat
The Arctic's ice sheet is melting at a rapid rate: 11 billion tons in one day
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