The ice covering Greenland holds enough water to raise the oceans seven metres — and it's starting to melt. How far will it go? Quirin Schiermeier wades into the evidence.
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Quirin Schiermeier is Nature's German correspondent.
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Schiermeier, Q. A rising tide. Nature 428, 114–115 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/428114a
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