40 million more people at risk of flooding as Greenland loses ice ‘seven times faster than in 1990s’

Greenland’s ice is melting seven times faster than it was in the 1990s, and at much greater speeds than current predictions, according to a new study.

It came as another report warned that melting Arctic permafrost could be causing carbon stores to be released into the atmosphere, adding to warming.

The increase in Greenland ice melt could lead to global sea level rises of 7cm above current estimates by 2100, leaving 40 million more people at risk of flooding.

The study, which re-examined 11 individual satellite measurements from 1992 to 2018, showed that Greenland has already lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992, enough to push global sea levels up by more than 1cm.

It was a joint project between Nasa, the European Space Agency and Leeds University, which said it was the most comprehensive survey of Greenland ice loss so far.

Via The Telergraph