Open AccessMore Frequent Glacial Quakes on Greenland Signal Ice Retreat
Author(s) -
JoAnna Wendel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2017eo065855
Subject(s) - glacial period , geology , ice core , physical geography , climatology , oceanography , paleontology , geography
Between 1993 and 2011, the annual number of earthquakes caused by gigantic blocks of ice breaking away from Greenland's glaciers has increased, further evidence of accelerating ice loss.
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