Scientists say the loss of ice in Greenland lurched forward again last year, breaking the previous record by 15%. A new analysis says that the scale of the melt was “unprecedented” in records dating back to 1948. High pressure systems that became blocked over Greenland last Summer were the immediate cause of the huge losses. But the authors say ongoing emissions of carbon are pushing Greenland into an era of more extreme melting. Greenland’s ice faces melting ‘death sentence’ UN panel signals red alert on ‘Blue Planet’ Dams played key role in limiting sea level rise The wildlife at risk from drilling plan in Arctic refuge Over the past 30 years, Greenland’s contribution to global sea levels has grown significantly as ice losses have increased. A major international report on Greenland released last December concluded that it was losing ice seven times faster than it was during the 1990s. […]