(Greenland) Glaciers 'moving faster' - study - BBC

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Last Updated: Sunday, 5 February 2006, 09:28 GMT

Glaciers 'moving faster' - study

The rate at which two major Greenland glaciers are moving has seen a dramatic
acceleration, a study warns.

Swansea University researchers say the flow rate, or the speed at which the
constantly travelling glaciers move, has doubled in two years.

Scientists have warned the findings could mean the ice cap is melting even more
quickly than previously thought.

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The Swansea-led study, which involved scientists from Leeds and Sheffield
universities, looked at the Kangerdlugssuaq glacier in East Greenland and the
Helheim glacier, 186 miles away.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/4680680.stm

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