The abnormally high temperature that was established in Greenland led to the fact that for several days the island lost a critical amount of water. According to CNN, Greenland was losing six billion tons of water a day between July 15-17 alone..

That would be enough to fill 7.2 million Olympic swimming pools. The melting of the glaciers was due to the fact that the temperature in Greenland reached the mark of 15.5 degrees Celsius, which is 10 degrees higher than usual..

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The publication notes that the water that melted on July 15-17 would be enough to cover the area of \u200b\u200bthe state of West Virginia (the area is comparable to the Kharkiv and Dnepropetrovsk regions combined - ed.. ) a layer of water 30 centimeters high.

Ted Scambos, senior scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, said the melt is " The recent event was the "

Every summer, scientists fear new record temperatures and a repeat of 2019, when 532 billion tons of ice melted.. This year's warm spring and July heat has led to melting of almost the entire surface of the ice sheet.. As a result, global sea levels have risen by 1.5 millimeters.. If all the ice in Greenland melts, it will cause sea levels to rise by 7.5 meters..

Recent research paints an increasingly disturbing picture of what is happening on the northern hemisphere's largest ice island. For example, work published in February showed that there is an “unprecedented” rate of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet, caused by huge amounts of meltwater flowing from the surface.. This water is especially dangerous because it can destabilize the cover above it and lead to massive and rapid ice loss..

In 2020, scientists found that the melting of Greenland has passed the point of no return, no effort to prevent global warming will be able to stop it.. Another study showed that the rate of melting of the island in recent years exceeds all indicators that have been observed over the past 12 thousand years..

Recall that the data of the European system of satellites Copernicus showed that the last seven years were the hottest in the history of observations.. Last year, 2021, was the fifth hottest year on the list, with temperature records recorded in some regions..