Greenland has been home to top-secret U.S. nuclear weapons base. Today its melting ice cap is a top concern as it threatens the world's oceans.

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Satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency reveal 13 years of melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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New satellite images show the extreme melting that has taken place on the critical Greenland ice sheet, according to researchers. The sheet is a mass of glacial land ice and is an integral part of ...