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New research shows the world’s ice is doing something not seen before

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New research shows the world’s ice is doing something not seen beforeDo you know how an ice sheet can move? Melt water on the Greenland ice sheet near camp Victor north of Ilulissat. First, melting ice can cause sea levels to rise and inundate coastal areas – it also makes storms like hurricanes and typhoons more destructive.  Melting ice also causes a feedback loop, which can cause more future warming and then more ice loss.