Greenland lost nearly 200 billion tons of ice in a month

The hot sun melted a large amount of ice in Greenland, causing the global sea level to rise 0.5mm and this phenomenon is still rising.

In July, 197 billion tons of Greenland's ice surface melted into the Atlantic Ocean. The most melting ice day is July 31 with a volume of up to 10 billion tons.

Greenland ice melted quickly, causing sea level to rise slightly.(Photo: Joe Raedle).

This is one of Greenland's most severe ice loss since 2012, when 97% of the ice on the surface has melting phenomenon. This year the new surface ice melted 56%, but the temperature was higher than the heat wave in 2012. The amount of melting ice in July was also enough to increase the global average sea level by 0.5 mm.

"This may sound insignificant, but each time the sea level rises a little, the base of the storms is higher, from which coastal structures are easier to flood. For example, the New York subway system. once flooded in a few parts of the 2012 super typhoon Sandy , explained Andrew Freedman and Jason Samenow, two Washington Post weather editors. This is similar to playing basketball on an increasingly high ground. At that time, the low athletes could also easily basket.

This massive melting of ice occurred after a heat wave swept across Europe, creating a record heat in France and affecting Greenland. June this year is the hottest June ever recorded in history. Global warming coincides with a sharp increase in atmospheric CO ₂ levels, reaching levels never seen in 800,000 years.

Experts predict that, in the long term, climate change will also cause more serious ice losses. This means worse storms occur, flooded shorelines and millions of refugees due to harsh climates. High temperatures can also make many parts of the world unable to stay at some point during the year, when temperatures exceed human tolerance limits.

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