December 11, 2019
About 400 million people could be at risk for flooding by the end of the century should the Greenland ice shelf continue to melt at its current pace, according to a new study.
The ice shelf, one of Earth's largest, is widely considered to be the largest annual contributor of water into the ocean, and it's expected to continue to be a major contributor to global sea-level rise in the future, according to the study, published in the journal Nature on Tuesday. Read More