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Greenland ice melt surges unprecedentedly amid warming (phys.org)

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Since 1990, extreme melting episodes increased at a rate of 2.8 million km² per decade. Melt water has increased more than sixfold, rising from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade.

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[–] fake_meows@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It seems as if we are setting an all time record for low ice this year.

https://nsidc.org/sea-ice-today/sea-ice-tools/charctic-interactive-sea-ice-graph

The previous record low was 3.4 million sq km. I think BOE is < 1 million.

The drop in the ice this year is a large amount. I think it's so low that it's at a level that wouldn't have been expected before the 2030s based on the trend. You can really see on the chart how no other years have even been close to where we are today.