Scientists capture dramatic footage of Arctic glaciers melting in hours (misleading headline)

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Scientists capture dramatic footage of Arctic glaciers melting in hours

Scientists have captured dramatic footage of massive lakes in the Arctic melting away in a matter of hours.

By Jessica Salter
Last Updated: 3:24PM GMT 20 Feb 2009

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The team found that in just one day 42 million litres fresh water drained down this one Moulin. Dr Box thinks there are hundreds, possibly thousands more Moulins across the Greenland ice cap.

Greenland is losing enough water each year to cover Germany a metre deep.

Dr Box, from Ohio State University, thinks the way to combat melting glaciers is to cover them with blankets that will reflect the sun’s rays.

Dr Box said: “We’re in the midst of a climate catastrophe and glaciers are the epicentre of that problem.

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