Greenland Glaciers Moving More Quickly to the Ocean

by Christopher Joyce, NPR

When glaciers on Greenland slide, they sometimes create earthquakes. Over the past five years, the number of these quakes has doubled. Scientists say it's another sign that global warming is speeding up the transfer of freshwater locked up in Arctic regions to the oceans, and it's moving faster than expected.

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• Morning Edition, March 24, 2006