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Laser technology aboard aircraft has allowed scientists to measure the Greenland Ice Sheet, one of the largest bodies of ice in the world. Is it growing or shrinking?Key facts
- NASA scientists measure the size of Greenland's ice sheet at five year intervals to monitor the effects of global warming.
- Using a laser attached to an airplane, scientists can measure the ice to an accuracy of 10cm.
- Scientists have discovered that the ice sheet's size is decreasing by 100 billion tonnes every year.
- Earth's ice sheets control sea levels and their demise will have dramatic consequences for the future.
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Greenland, North America
After Antarctica, the Greenland ice sheet has the largest concentration of fresh water on the planet.
80% of Greenland is covered in ice
A group of NASA scientists have spent over a decade measuring the effects of global warming here in Greenland.
But how do they do it from …
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