Greenland ice sheet melts 97% in 4 days (guardian.co.uk)

3 points by rwhitman 13y ago ↗ HN

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This title is terribly misleading "Greenland ice sheet melts 97% in 4 days". The reality is that 97% of the surface experienced melting, not that 97% melted, or that it shrunk by 97%. There's still a ton of ice there.