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As Global Warming Intensifies, Greenland Is Becoming Greener

KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - JULY 11: Prickly saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) blossoms near the Isunnguata Sermia glacier in the Isunngua Highlands on July 11, 2024 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Intensifying global warming has led to a 3 degree Celsius rise in mean temperatures in Greenland between 2007 and 2012 compared to the period from 1979 to 2000, causing an acceleration of glacial retreat and permafrost degradation and an increase in wetlands and vegetation. According to a scientific study by researchers at the University of Leeds, the total area in Greenland covered by vegetation has doubled since the 1980s and the area covered by wetlands has quadrupled. The study specifically mentions the region around Kangerlussuaq as bearing the greatest increase in wetland vegetation.(Footage by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
KANGERLUSSUAQ, GREENLAND - JULY 11: Prickly saxifrage (Saxifraga tricuspidata) blossoms near the Isunnguata Sermia glacier in the Isunngua Highlands on July 11, 2024 near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Intensifying global warming has led to a 3 degree Celsius rise in mean temperatures in Greenland between 2007 and 2012 compared to the period from 1979 to 2000, causing an acceleration of glacial retreat and permafrost degradation and an increase in wetlands and vegetation. According to a scientific study by researchers at the University of Leeds, the total area in Greenland covered by vegetation has doubled since the 1980s and the area covered by wetlands has quadrupled. The study specifically mentions the region around Kangerlussuaq as bearing the greatest increase in wetland vegetation.(Footage by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Credit:
Sean Gallup
Editorial #:
2163248298
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Getty Images News Video
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July 11, 2024
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Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
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