Read the full story in the Washington Post.
Greenland has had a quite a year. For the first time in its history, rain fell at its summit. In August, it experienced one of the latest-occurring melt events in recent memory. This also became the third year with major melting events in the past decade.
By the end of the melt season, the ice sheet lost more ice than it gained — for the 25th year in a row.
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