Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt
https://apnews.com/65694195c91d4b62b275bd14a6955b4c
BERLIN (AP) — The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic.
Greenland, the world's largest island, is a semi-autonomous Danish territory between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans that has 82% of its surface covered in ice.
Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt
Aug 1, 2019, 4:50pm UTC
https://apnews.com/65694195c91d4b62b275bd14a6955b4c
> BERLIN (AP) — The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic.
> Greenland, the world's largest island, is a semi-autonomous Danish territory between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans that has 82% of its surface covered in ice.