Now housed in the Danish National Archives, the historical images inspired her and other researchers to reconstruct the territory’s glacial history and how it has changed amid a rapidly warming climate.
The comparison found Greenland’s glaciers have experienced an alarming rate of retreat that has accelerated over the last two decades.
For the first time on record, it rained at the summit of Greenland — roughly two miles above sea level during the summer of 2021.
Earlier this week, scientists found that northern Greenland’s huge glaciers, which were long thought to be relatively stable, now pose potentially “dramatic” consequences for sea level rise.
“[The paper] really reinforces that our choices over the next few decades and how much we reduce our emissions really matter to these glaciers,” Larocca said.
Persons:
Laura Larocca, of Denmark Niels Jakup, Niels Jakup Korsgaard, ”, Larocca, Hans Henrik Tholstrup, University of Copenhagen Larocca, ” Larocca
Organizations:
CNN, Danish National Archives, of, of Denmark, Arizona State University School of Ocean Futures, Danish Agency, Datasupply, University of Copenhagen The Danish Agency, University of Copenhagen
Locations:
Denmark, Copenhagen, Greenland, of Denmark, Danish