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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rachel Keenan

Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet

Person viewing vegetation next to Greenland ice sheet
Large areas of ice in Greenland have been replaced by barren rock, wetlands and shrub growth. Photograph: Michael_PhD

Significant areas of Greenland’s melted ice sheet are now producing vegetation, risking increased greenhouse gas emissions, rising sea levels and instability of the landscape.

A study has documented the change since the 1980s and shows that large areas of ice have been replaced with barren rock, wetlands and shrub growth, creating a change in environment.

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