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Reservoir found under Greenland's snow. What it means for shrinking glaciers.
Reservoir found under Greenland's snow. What it means for shrinking glaciers. - CSMonitor.com
Reservoir found under Greenland's snow. What it means for shrinking glaciers. - CSMonitor.com
The water in the huge reservoir remains liquid year-round, and researchers say it could help them estimate how Greenland's rapidly melting ice sheet will respond to global warming.
Scientists have discovered a vast reservoir of fresh water captured in layers of old snow buried near the surface of Greenland's vast ice sheet.
The reservoir, located in southeastern Greenland, is similar to a subsurface aquifer found on land. Its water remains liquid all year and covers an area about half the size of New York State....