Giant Vanishing Ice

Virtually everyone agrees that the complete disappearance of the 2-mile-thick Greenland Ice Sheet would cause an estimated 23-foot rise in global sea levels.
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Rising Waters
Virtually everyone agrees that the complete disappearance of the 2-mile-thick Greenland Ice Sheet would cause an estimated 23-foot rise in global sea levels.

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