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Rain at Greenland Summit

August 24 , 2021 1000 days 738 0
  • For the 1st time on record, the summit of Greenland received rain and not snow, just as temperatures at the spot went above freezing for the 3rd time in less than 10 years.
  • As per the US National Snow and Ice Data Center, this was the heaviest rainfall that the Greenland received since record keeping began in 1950.

Note

  • Greenland is the world’s largest island between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
  • Three-quarters of its surface is covered with a permanent ice sheet.

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