claim: Global warming is driving major melting on the surface of Greenland’s glaciers and is speeding up their travel into the sea.”
evidences.evidence_id: Global warming:11
evidences.article: Global warming
evidences.evidence: Surface temperature increases are greatest in the Arctic, which has contributed to the retreat of glaciers, permafrost, and sea ice.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Global warming:92
evidences.article: Global warming
evidences.evidence: Not only does this increase the absorption of sunlight, it also increases melting and sea level rise.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Greenland ice sheet:55
evidences.article: Greenland ice sheet
evidences.evidence: When the meltwater seeps down through cracks in the sheet, it accelerates the melting and, in some areas, allows the ice to slide more easily over the bedrock below, speeding its movement to the sea.
evidences.votes: NOT_ENOUGH_INFO SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Sea level rise:3
evidences.article: Sea level rise
evidences.evidence: This acceleration is due mostly to human-caused global warming, which is driving thermal expansion of seawater and the melting of land-based ice sheets and glaciers.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Shutdown of thermohaline circulation:51
evidences.article: Shutdown of thermohaline circulation
evidences.evidence: Global warming could lead to an increase in freshwater in the northern oceans, by melting glaciers in Greenland, and by increasing precipitation, especially through Siberian rivers.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS