Greenland's Loss of Ice Mass During the Last 10 Years Is Unusually High Compared to Last 50 Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120529133644.htm

ScienceDaily (May 29, 2012) — Loss through melting and iceberg calving during the last 10 years is unusually high compared to the last 50 years

The Greenland ice sheet continues to lose mass and thus contributes at about 0.7 millimeters per year to the currently observed sea level change of about 3 mm per year. This trend increases each year by a further 0.07 millimeters per year.