Greenland's Petermann Glacier is poised to lose a Manhattan-sized chunk, and the Nares Strait was ice-free all year for the first time, according to Greenpeace. Jorge Ribas reports.
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Greenland's Petermann Glacier is poised to lose a Manhattan-sized chunk, and the Nares Strait was ice-free all year for the first time, according to Greenpeace. Jorge Ribas reports.
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