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Melt rate of Greenland ice sheet can predict summer weather in Europe – location, extent and strength of recent freshwater events suggest unusually warm and dry summer

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Tags: climate change, water.fresh, denmark.greenland, ice melt, ice sheets, meteorology, forecasting.weather, summer, national oceanography centre, studies, united kingdom, europe, author.david hambling, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/14/melt-rate-greenland-ice-sheet-can-predict-summer-weather-in-europe-scientist-says

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David Hambling
Published
Mar 14 2024
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285 words

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  1. Delgalar
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    The article doesn't appear to define what 'unusual' is, which is something I'd like to know. Is it unusual against the last 100 years (aka the new normal)? Or unusual against the last 10 years...

    The article doesn't appear to define what 'unusual' is, which is something I'd like to know. Is it unusual against the last 100 years (aka the new normal)? Or unusual against the last 10 years (aka crazy pants unusual Mad Max apocalypse style warm and dry)?

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