The surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet gained 518 billion tons of new ice over the past year, which is 40% above the 1981-2020 average.

The surface of the Greenland Ice Sheet gained 518 billion tons of new ice over the past year, which is 40% above the 1981-2020 average. Ice gain has been above average in six of the last nine years.https://t.co/Ekp80rmuR0 pic.twitter.com/tVG0HX2mNb

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