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Tag: glaicers Archives - Center for Climate and Life

Categories: Shelter
Tags: billy d'andrea, d'andrea, glaicers, Greenland, sea level rise, william d'andrea
December 7th, 2015|Stacy Morford

Greenland Glaciers Retreating Faster than Any Time in 9,500 Years

A new study uses sediment cores to track the expansion and retreat of glaciers through time and finds they are more sensitive than realized.

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