Independent scientists on board the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise discovered that a Greenland glacier has accelerated in the past 17 years, exceeding all expectations, and has now become one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world. These observations validate predictions of the response of Greenland glaciers to recent climate change.
21 July 2005
Kangerdlugssuaq glacier Greenland

Independent scientists on board the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise discovered that a Greenland glacier has accelerated in the past 17 years, exceeding all expectations, and has now become one of the fastest moving glaciers in the world. These observations validate predictions of the response of Greenland glaciers to recent climate change.

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