Satellites Observe Widespread Melting Event on Greenland

In July 2012, satellites observed melting on nearly 97 percent of the ice sheet surface.

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NASA Earth Observatory images created by Jesse Allen, using data provided by Nicolo DiGirolamo (SSAI) and Dorothy Hall (NASA/GSFC) in the NASA/GSFC Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory. Caption by Maria-Jose Vinas and Mike Carlowicz.

Published July 25, 2012
Data acquired July 8 - 12, 2012

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Terra > MODIS