Floating iceberg in Noop Kangerua fjord, Greenland
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Greenland’s coast is dotted with thousands of lakes, each held back by a wall of ice, but sometimes meltwater can break through and spill into the ocean. The first study of its kind has found a 1,200 percent increase in the number of leaking lakes compared to previously recorded breaches, which could help scientists more accurately model sea-level rise.
The biggest factor in the surge is under-reporting, researchers say, but a rapidly warming Arctic could also be a factor…
