The article “Global Warming Rapidly Melts Massive Greenland Glacier” focuses on global warming in Greenland, when a massive glacier in the northeast region has melted and will end up raising global sea level by one foot and a half if it is melted completely. The article talks about how impressive the melting speed of the glacier was. On the other hand, scientists are not sure how long could it take for the entire glacier to melt and affect the planet, but they guarantee that according to recent events, it shouldn’t take long. These glaciers that have been melting in Greenland and other regions in the world are due to warming temperatures both in the sea and in the air. The ice part outside water melts due to the warmer air, and the ice inside the water melts due to the warmer ocean water passing by.
The article also talks about other ice sheets that are compromised due to this issue the world has been suffering lately. The two major ice sheets on earth are located in Greenland and Antarctica. The impressive fact about these two ice sheets is that it makes up to 99% of the freshwater ice in the planet. Global warming on the ice sheets can now be noticed by naked eye, and severe actions must be taken in order to control this situation in not only Greenland, but also other regions that are directly affected by global warming. Rising of sea level would cause a drastic effect in small islands around the world as well as cities located in the coast.