• A study led by the University of Barcelona and published in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change has profoundly altered extreme episodes of melting in the Greenland ice sheet by making them more frequent, more extensive and more intense. • Since 1990, the area affected by extreme melting episodes has increased at a rate of 2.8 million km² per decade. • Additionally, the production of water from ice melt has increased more than sixfold, rising from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons per decade.

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  • A recent study from the University of Barcelona, published in Nature Communications, found that climate change has intensified extreme melting events on the Greenland ice sheet. Since 1990, the area experiencing extreme melt has expanded at an average of 2.8 million km² per decade, and the volume of meltwater released has risen more than sixfold-from 12.7 gigatons per decade to 82.4 gigatons. The research indicates that warming is making these episodes more frequent, extensive, and intense, underscoring the accelerating loss of Greenland’s ice and its implications for sea‑level rise.

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