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Posted Mon Jan 12 2009: from Bloomberg News: Greenland's Rapid Glacier Retreat May Stall, Scientists Say http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1231782019 The rapid shrinking of glaciers in Greenland during recent years may stall, diminishing the Arctic island's potential contribution to rising sea levels blamed on global warming, a U.K.-led research team found. The study in the journal Nature Geoscience indicates the faster-than-normal ice loss observed in many of Greenland's glaciers in the early 2000s won't be sustained, said Andreas Vieli, a glaciologist at Durham University in northern England... While the researchers studied one glacier, they said their findings apply to glaciers in similar terrain that are grounded at their snout in a trough reaching below sea-level. [Read more stories about: global warming, rising sea level] New!: Your Quips: BillyBoy says: "Yay! We're gonna drown a few uears later than we thought!" Didi says: "Or drown a bit more slooowly." Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

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